tithen

Middle English

Alternative forms

teþen, teythe, tiþe, tiþen, tythe, tythen, tyþin
(Early ME) teðien, teoheðien, teouðen, teþegen, tiheðen

Etymology

From Old English tēoþian, teogoðian; equivalent to tithe +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈteːðən/, /ˈtiːðən/

Verb

tithen

To tithe (give a tithe)
To tithe (give as a tithe)
To decimate (kill one or nine in ten)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tithen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) tithen, tithe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	tithe	tithed
2nd-person singular	tithest	tithedest
3rd-person singular	titheth	tithed
subjunctive singular	tithe	tithed
imperative singular	tithe	—

plural¹	tithen, tithe	titheden, tithede
imperative plural	titheth, tithe	—

participles	tithynge, tithende	tithed, ytithed

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

Descendants

English: tithe

References

“tīthen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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