vexen

Catalan

Verb

vexen

1. third-person plural present indicative of vexar

Galician

Verb

vexen

1. inflection of vexar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French vexer, from Latin vēxō, vēxāre.

Alternative forms

• vexe, vex, wexe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛksən/

Verb

vexen

1. To afflict; to hurt (someone)
2. To spoil; to devastate (a region)
3. To harass; to bother (someone)
4. (law) To bring legal action (against someone)
5. To distress; to torment (someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of vexen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) vexen, vexe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	vexe	vexed
2nd-person singular	vexest	vexedest
3rd-person singular	vexeth	vexed
subjunctive singular	vexe
imperative singular		—
plural1	vexen, vexe	vexeden, vexede
imperative plural	vexeth, vexe	—
participles	vexynge, vexende	vexed, yvexed

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

Related terms

• avexen
• vexacioun
• vexynge

Descendants

• English: vex
• Scots: vex

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

vexen

1. Alternative form of waxen (“to grow”)