baptisen

Middle English

Alternative forms

baptis, baptise, baptisi, baptize, baptizen

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French baptiser, batisier, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptizare, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō, “to immerse, plunge, baptize”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbaptiːzən/

Verb

baptisen

To baptise, christen (perform a baptism).
(reflexive) To receive a baptism.
(rare) To purify or consecrate.
(rare) To give a name, christen.

Conjugation

Conjugation of baptisen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) baptisen, baptise
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	baptise	baptised
2nd-person singular	baptisest	baptisedest
3rd-person singular	baptiseth	baptised
subjunctive singular	baptise	baptised
imperative singular	baptise	—

plural¹	baptisen, baptise	baptiseden, baptisede
imperative plural	baptiseth, baptise	—

participles	baptisynge, baptisende	baptised, ybaptised

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

Descendants

English: baptize, baptise
Scots: bapteese

References

“baptīsen, -īzen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-28.

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