taunen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either formed in Middle English from at- +‎ aunen, possibly as a calque from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch tônen, or from a lost Old Norse verb *taugna cognate to *taugnōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈau̯nən/

Verb

taunen (third-person singular simple present tauneth, present participle taunende, taunynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle tauned) (rare)

  1. To show or demonstrate.
  2. (reflexive) To show up; to reveal oneself.

Conjugation

Conjugation of taunen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) taunen, taune
present tense past tense
1st-person singular taune tauned
2nd-person singular taunest taunedest
3rd-person singular tauneth tauned
subjunctive singular taune
imperative singular —
plural1 taunen, taune tauneden, taunede
imperative plural tauneth, taune —
participles taunynge, taunende tauned

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

References

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