skynnen

Middle English

Etymology

From skyn +‎ -en (infinitival suffix); compare to Old Norse skinna.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈskinən/

Verb

skynnen (third-person singular simple present skynneth, present participle skynnende, skynnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle skynned)

(rare) To remove the skin; to perform a circumcision.
(rare) To provide with skin.

Conjugation

Conjugation of skynnen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) skynnen, skynne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	skynne	skynned
2nd-person singular	skynnest	skynnedest
3rd-person singular	skynneth	skynned
subjunctive singular	skynne	skynned
imperative singular	skynne	—

plural¹	skynnen, skynne	skynneden, skynnede
imperative plural	skynneth, skynne	—

participles	skynnynge, skynnende	skynned, yskynned

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

Descendants

English: skin
Scots: skin

References

“skinnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-19.