musen
See also: Musen
Danish
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French muser, of uncertain further origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmiu̯zən/
Verb
musen
- (transitive, intransitive) To muse; to ponder:
- (transitive) To muse upon an object.
- (transitive, intransitive) To wonder (at).
- (intransitive, rare) To daydream; to be lost in thought.
- (transitive, intransitive) To worry; to agonize.
- (transitive, intransitive) To complain (about).
Conjugation
Conjugation of musen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) musen, muse | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | muse | mused | |
| 2nd-person singular | musest | musedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | museth | mused | |
| subjunctive singular | muse | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | musen, muse | museden, musede | |
| imperative plural | museth, muse | — | |
| participles | musynge, musende | mused | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
References
- “mūsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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