glacen

Catalan

Verb

glacen

1. third-person plural present indicative of glaçar

Middle English

Alternative forms

• glasen, glaucen

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French glacier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlaːsən/

Verb

glacen

1. to strike with a glancing blow; to penetrate (of weapon)
2. (figurative) to fail to hit the mark (of lies)
3. to glide

Conjugation

Conjugation of glacen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) glacen, glace
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	glace	glaced
2nd-person singular	glacest	glacedest
3rd-person singular	glaceth	glaced
subjunctive singular	glace
imperative singular		—
plural1	glacen, glace	glaceden, glacede
imperative plural	glaceth, glace	—
participles	glacynge, glacende	glaced, yglaced

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• Yola: galshied (preterite)

References

• “glācen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.