displayen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- displaien, displey, dysplay, dysplayyn
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and continental Old French despleier, from Medieval Latin displicō, displicāre; compare plien and splayen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /disˈplɛi̯ən/
Verb
displayen
- To raise or unfold a banner.
- To spread or stretch out; to unfold.
- To display or demonstrate; to make clear.
- (rare) To become visible.
Conjugation
Conjugation of displayen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) displayen | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | displaye | displayed | |
2nd-person singular | displayest | displayedest | |
3rd-person singular | displayeth | displayed | |
subjunctive singular | displaye | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | displayen, displaye | displayeden, displayede | |
imperative plural | displayeth, displaye | — | |
participles | displayynge, displayende | displayed |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: display
- Scots: display
References
- “displaien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.