chauncen

Middle English

Alternative forms

chaunse

Etymology

From chaunce (“event”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃau̯nsən/, /ˈt͡ʃansən/

Verb

chauncen (third-person singular simple present chaunceth, present participle chauncende, chauncynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle chaunced)

(rare) To (randomly) occur or happen.

Conjugation

Conjugation of chauncen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) chauncen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	chaunce	chaunced
2nd-person singular	chauncest	chauncedest
3rd-person singular	chaunceth	chaunced
subjunctive singular	chaunce	chaunced
imperative singular	chaunce	—

plural¹	chauncen, chaunce	chaunceden, chauncede
imperative plural	chaunceth, chaunce	—

participles	chauncynge, chauncende	chaunced

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

Descendants

English: chance

References

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

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