teyen

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

tegh, teiȝen, tey, teye, teyȝe, teyn, teyyn, thyen, tien, tye, tyȝe

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old English tīeġan, *tēġan, from Proto-West Germanic *taugijan, from Proto-Germanic *taugijaną; equivalent to teye (“cord”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtɛi̯ən/, /ˈtiːən/, /ˈteː(j)ən/

Verb edit

teyen (third-person singular simple present teyeth, present participle teyinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle teyed)

To fasten; to tie as to secure.
To restrain, limit or shackle (especially by tying)
To constrain, force, or oblige.
To make tight or taut.
To yoke or link together:
1. To join or unify (e.g. maritally)
2. To tie or make a knot.

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of teyen (weak in -ed/-de)

infinitive	(to) teyen, teye
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	teye	teyed, teyde
2nd-person singular	teyest	teyedest, teydest
3rd-person singular	teyeth	teyed, teyde
subjunctive singular	teye	teyed, teyde
imperative singular	teye	—

plural¹	teyen, teye	teyeden, teyede, teyden, teyde
imperative plural	teyeth, teye	—

participles	teyinge, teyende	teyed, teyd, yteyed, yteyd

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

Descendants edit

English: tie
Scots: tee, tie

References edit

“fostren, -i(e)n, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.