manacen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• manace, manasen, manassen, menace

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French menacier, from Vulgar Latin *mināciō, mināciāre; equivalent to manace +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈnaːsən/, /ˈmanasən/

Verb

manacen

1. To make threats against (someone); to intimidate or threaten.
2. To threaten (to do) something.
3. To endanger or imperil (someone or something).
4. (rare) To compel someone (into doing something).

Conjugation

Conjugation of manacen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) manacen, manace
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	manace	manaced
2nd-person singular	manacest	manacedest
3rd-person singular	manaceth	manaced
subjunctive singular	manace
imperative singular		—
plural1	manacen, manace	manaceden, manacede
imperative plural	manaceth, manace	—
participles	manacynge, manacende	manaced, ymanaced

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

Descendants

• English: menace

References

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