ymagynen

ymagynen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ymaginen, imagynen, imagyn, imagyne, ymagyne, ymagen, ymagenen

Etymology

From Middle French imaginer, from Latin imāginor; compare ymage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈmaːdʒinən/, /iˈmadʒinən/

Verb

ymagynen

1. to imagine or depict; to formulate a mental image.
2. to believe; to form a belief:
   1. to assume; to make an assumption.
   2. to believe wrongly or fancifully.
   3. to posit; to form a postulate.
3. to scheme, plot, contrive.
4. to falsify; to deceitfully make or act.
5. to think about; to consider (a situation)
6. (rare) to invent; to learn about.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ymagynen (weak)

infinitive	(to) ymagynen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	ymagyne	ymagynede
2nd person singular	ymagynest	ymagynedest
3rd person singular	ymagyneþ, ymagyneth	ymagynede
plural	ymagynen	ymagyneden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	ymagyne	ymagynede
plural	ymagynen	ymagyneden
imperative	present
singular	ymagyne
plural	ymagyneþ, ymagyneth
participle	present	past
	ymagynende, ymagyninge	ymagyned, yymagyned

Related terms

• ymaginable
• ymaginacioun
• ymagynatif
• ymagynynge

Descendants

• English: imagine
• Scots: imaigine

References

• “imāǧinen, v.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.