horyen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hore, hure

Etymology

From Old English ġehorwian, ġehorgian, from Proto-Germanic *hurhwōną; equivalent to hore (“muck”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːrən/, /ˈhɔːriən/, /ˈhɔriən/

Verb

horyen

1. To make sinful, dirty, or unclean.
2. To become sinful, dirty, or unclean.

Conjugation

Conjugation of horyen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) horyen, horye
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	horye	horyed
2nd-person singular	horyest	horyedest
3rd-person singular	horyeth	horyed
subjunctive singular	horye
imperative singular		—
plural1	horyen, horye	horyeden, horyede
imperative plural	horyeth, horye	—
participles	horyynge, horyende	horyed, yhoryed

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

References

• “hō̆rien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-25.