demaunden
Middle English
Alternative forms
- demanden, demonden, demaunde
Etymology
From Old French demander, from Latin dēmandō, dēmandāre; equivalent to demaunde + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛːˈmau̯ndən/, /dɛːˈmandən/
Verb
demaunden (Late Middle English)
- To question; to request.
- To demand; to require.
Conjugation
Conjugation of demaunden (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) demaunden, demaunde | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | demaunde | demaunded | |
| 2nd-person singular | demaundest | demaundedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | demaundeth | demaunded | |
| subjunctive singular | demaunde | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | demaunden, demaunde | demaundeden, demaundede | |
| imperative plural | demaundeth, demaunde | — | |
| participles | demaundynge, demaundende | demaunded, ydemaunded | |
| 2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular. | |||
Descendants
- English: demand
- Scots: demand
References
- “dēmaunden, v.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.