displayen

Middle English

Alternative forms

displaien, displey, dysplay, dysplayyn

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and continental Old French despleier, from Medieval Latin displicō, displicāre; compare plien and splayen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /disˈplɛi̯ən/

Verb

displayen

To raise or unfold a banner.
To spread or stretch out; to unfold.
To display or demonstrate; to make clear.
(rare) To become visible.

Conjugation

Conjugation of displayen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) displayen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	displaye	displayed
2nd-person singular	displayest	displayedest
3rd-person singular	displayeth	displayed
subjunctive singular	displaye	displayed
imperative singular	displaye	—

plural¹	displayen, displaye	displayeden, displayede
imperative plural	displayeth, displaye	—

participles	displayynge, displayende	displayed

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

Descendants

English: display
Scots: display

References

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

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