teyen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- tegh, teiȝen, tey, teye, teyȝe, teyn, teyyn, thyen, tien, tye, tyȝe
Etymology
Inherited from Old English tīeġan, *tēġan, from Proto-West Germanic *taugijan, from Proto-Germanic *taugijaną; equivalent to teye (“cord”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛi̯ən/, /ˈtiːən/, /ˈteː(j)ən/
Verb
teyen (third-person singular simple present teyeth, present participle teyinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle teyed)
- To fasten; to tie as to secure.
- To restrain, limit or shackle (especially by tying)
- To constrain, force, or oblige.
- To make tight or taut.
- To yoke or link together:
- To join or unify (e.g. maritally)
- To tie or make a knot.
Conjugation
Conjugation of teyen (weak in -ed/-de)
| infinitive | (to) teyen, teye | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | teye | teyed, teyde | |
| 2nd-person singular | teyest | teyedest, teydest | |
| 3rd-person singular | teyeth | teyed, teyde | |
| subjunctive singular | teye | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | teyen, teye | teyeden, teyede, teyden, teyde | |
| imperative plural | teyeth, teye | — | |
| participles | teyinge, teyende | teyed, teyd, yteyed, yteyd | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: tie
- Scots: tee, tie
References
- “fostren, -i(e)n, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.