hoxen
Middle English
Etymology
From earlier hoxenen, from the noun *hoxene (only attested as hokschyne, with alteration after schyne), from Old English hōhsinu, from hōh (“heel”) + sinu (“sinew”) (compare hough, synwe).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɔks(ə)nən/, /ˈhɔksən/
Verb
hoxen (third-person singular simple present hoxeth, present participle hoxende, hoxynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hoxed)
Conjugation
Conjugation of hoxen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) hoxen, hoxe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | hoxe | hoxed | |
| 2nd-person singular | hoxest | hoxedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | hoxeth | hoxed | |
| subjunctive singular | hoxe | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | hoxen, hoxe | hoxeden, hoxede | |
| imperative plural | hoxeth, hoxe | — | |
| participles | hoxynge, hoxende | hoxed, yhoxed | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: hox (obsolete)
References
- “hō̆xen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “hō̆xenen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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