adighten

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English ādihtan; equivalent to a- +‎ dighten.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈdixtən/, /aˈdiːxtən/

Verb

adighten (third-person singular simple present adighteth, present participle adightynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative adighte, past participle adight)

To set in order; to arrange.
To provide or decorate (with gear or supplies)

Conjugation

Conjugation of *adighten* (weak in -te)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to) adighten, adighte

1st-person singular	adighte	adighte
2nd-person singular	adightest	adightest
3rd-person singular	adighteth	adighte
subjunctive singular	adighte	adighte
imperative singular	adighte	—

plural¹	adighten, adighte	adighten, adighte
imperative plural	adighteth, adighte	—

participles	adightynge, adightende	adight

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

References

William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E Smith, editors (1911), “adighten”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.