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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English cyssan, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną; equivalent to cos + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkisən/, /ˈkusən/, /ˈkɛsən/
Verb
kissen (third-person singular simple present kisseth, present participle kissende, kissynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle kiste)
- (transitive, intransitive) to kiss
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) kissen, kisse
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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kisse
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kiste, kissed
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| 2nd-person singular
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kissest, kist
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kistest, kissedest
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| 3rd-person singular
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kisseth, kist
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kiste, kissed
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| subjunctive singular
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kisse
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| imperative singular
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| plural1
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kissen, kisse
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kisten, kiste, kisseden, kissede
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| imperative plural
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kisseth, kisse
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| participles
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kissynge, kissende
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kist, kissed, ykist, ykissed
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1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
Swedish
Noun
kissen
- definite singular of kisse
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