tumblen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• toumble

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtumblən/

Verb

tumblen

1. to fall down

Conjugation

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
imperative singular		—
plural1	tumblen, tumble	tumbleden, tumblede
imperative plural	tumbleth, tumble	—
participles	tumblynge, tumblende	tumbled, ytumbled

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

Descendants

• English: tumble

References

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