houghen

Middle English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From hough (“hock, hough, promontory”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhuːxən/

Verb

houghen (third-person singular simple present hougheth, present participle houghende, houghynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle houghed)

  1. (Late Middle English, rare) To hough or hamstring; to cut the hamstring of.

Conjugation

Conjugation of houghen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) houghen, houghe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular houghe houghed
2nd-person singular houghest houghedest
3rd-person singular hougheth houghed
subjunctive singular houghe
imperative singular —
plural1 houghen, houghe hougheden, houghede
imperative plural hougheth, houghe —
participles houghynge, houghende houghed, yhoughed

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

Descendants

  • English: hough
  • ⇒ Yola: houghany

References

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