childen
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃiːldən/
Verb
childen
- (transitive, intransitive) To give birth to a child; to beget or procreate.
- (transitive) To create; to become the progenitor of.
Conjugation
Conjugation of childen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) childen, childe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | childe | childed | |
| 2nd-person singular | childest | childedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | childeth | childed | |
| subjunctive singular | childe | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | childen, childe | childeden, childede | |
| imperative plural | childeth, childe | — | |
| participles | childynge, childende | childed, ychilded | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: child (verb) (archaic)
References
- “chīlden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-05.
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