perishen

perishen

English

Etymology

From Middle English perishen, equivalent to perish +‎ -en.

Verb

perishen

1. (obsolete) plural simple present of perish
   • 1606, Nathaniel Baxter, Sir Philip Sydneys Ourania, that is, Endimions Song and Tragedie, containing all Philosophie

     And that his parents perishen for want;

   • c. 1607–1608, William Shakeſpeare, The Late, And much admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: Imprinted at London for Henry Goſſon,  […], published 1609, OCLC 78596089, [Act II, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:

     All perishen of man, of pelf,
     Ne aught escapen but himself;

   • 1854, William G. T. Barter, The Iliad of Homer, Literally Rendered in Spenserian Stanza. With Preface and Notes

     But dull's thy soul, thy people perishen.

Anagrams

• hesperin, insphere