splayen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- splaie, splaien, splay
Etymology
An aphetic form of displayen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsplɛi̯ən/
Verb
splayen
- To raise or unfold a banner.
- To spread or stretch out; to unfold.
- (rare) To spread as to display or make visible.
Conjugation
Conjugation of splayen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) splayen | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | splaye | splayed | |
2nd-person singular | splayest | splayedest | |
3rd-person singular | splayeth | splayed | |
subjunctive singular | splaye | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | splayen, splaye | splayeden, splayede | |
imperative plural | splayeth, splaye | — | |
participles | splayynge, splayende | splayed |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: splay
- Scots: splay
References
- “splaien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.