mychen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mouchen

Etymology

Possibly from Old English *mȳcan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmit͡ʃən/, /ˈmiːt͡ʃən/

Verb

mychen

1. to pilfer

Conjugation

Conjugation of mychen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) mychen, myche
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	myche	myched
2nd-person singular	mychest	mychedest
3rd-person singular	mycheth	myched
subjunctive singular	myche
imperative singular		—
plural1	mychen, myche	mycheden, mychede
imperative plural	mycheth, myche	—
participles	mychynge, mychende	myched, ymyched

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

Related terms

• mycher

Descendants

• English: mitch
• Yola: myche

References

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