whynen
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Old English hwīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *hwīnaną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editwhynen
Usage notes
editIt is entirely possible that this verb could have remained as a strong verb for some speakers, with a past singular *whone and a past participle *whynen, given that it is sparsely attested in the past tense.
Conjugation
editConjugation of whynen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
edit- English: whine
References
edit- “whīnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-22.
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