tumblen

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

toumble

Etymology edit

Frequentative of tumben (“to fall, leap, dance”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtumblən/

Verb edit

tumblen

to fall down

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of tumblen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) tumblen, tumble
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	tumble	tumbled
2nd-person singular	tumblest	tumbledest
3rd-person singular	tumbleth	tumbled
subjunctive singular	tumble	tumbled
imperative singular	tumble	—

plural¹	tumblen, tumble	tumbleden, tumblede
imperative plural	tumbleth, tumble	—

participles	tumblynge, tumblende	tumbled, ytumbled

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

Descendants edit

English: tumble

References edit

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

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