daschen

Middle English

Alternative forms

dassh, dasse, dassen, daschyn, dasshen, daysshen

Etymology

From the Old Danish ancestor of Danish daske. Equivalent to dasch +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdaʃən/, /ˈdasən/, /ˈdɛi̯ʃən/

Verb

daschen

To hit with a weapon and cause damage; to land a blow or hit.
To run; to move hastily and with a sense of urgency.
To break or fall apart; to cave in.
(rare) To hit a percussion instrument as to play it.
(rare, Late Middle English) To destroy or ruin by blade or weapon.
(rare, Late Middle English) To ruin a matrimonial bond; to separate partners.

Conjugation

Conjugation of daschen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) daschen, dasche
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dasche	dasched
2nd-person singular	daschest	daschedest
3rd-person singular	dascheth	dasched
subjunctive singular	dasche	dasched
imperative singular	dasche	—

plural¹	daschen, dasche	dascheden, daschede
imperative plural	dascheth, dasche	—

participles	daschynge, daschende	dasched, ydasched

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

Derived terms

Descendants

English: dash
Scots: dash

References

“dashen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-27.

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