launcen
See also: Tressen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- lance, launce, launsen, lawncyn
Etymology
From Old French lancier, from Late Latin lanceō. Doublet of launchen and equivalent to launce + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlau̯nsən/, /ˈlansən/
Verb
launcen
- To strike forwards with a weapon.
- To spring or leap forwards.
- To run or charge towards.
- (of plants, rare) To grow; to spring up.
Conjugation
Conjugation of launcen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) launcen, launce | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | launce | launced | |
2nd-person singular | launcest | launcedest | |
3rd-person singular | launceth | launced | |
subjunctive singular | launce | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | launcen, launce | launceden, launcede | |
imperative plural | launceth, launce | — | |
participles | launcynge, launcende | launced, ylaunced |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: lance
- Scots: lance
References
- “launcen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.