ricchen
Middle English
Etymology 1
Apparently inherited from Old English *ryċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *rukkijan, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijaną. Compare rokken.
Alternative forms
- riche, ruchchen, ruchen, rycchen, rychen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrit͡ʃən/, /ˈrut͡ʃən/
Verb
ricchen (third-person singular simple present riccheth, present participle ricchende, ricchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle ricched) (poetic)
- To make (something) ready; to set up.
- (reflexive) To ready oneself (especially by clothing oneself)
- To move; to change location.
- (rare) To (especially emotionally) fix or restore.
- (rare, equestrianism) To tug on a rein.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ricchen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) ricchen | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | ricche | ricched | |
| 2nd-person singular | ricchest | ricchedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | riccheth | ricched | |
| subjunctive singular | ricche | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | ricchen, ricche | riccheden, ricchede | |
| imperative plural | riccheth, ricche | — | |
| participles | ricchynge, ricchende | ricched, yricched | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “richen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Verb
ricchen
- Alternative form of richen