liþen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English līþan (“to go, travel, sail, be bereft of”), from Proto-West Germanic *līþan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną (“to go, leave, suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyt- (“to go, depart, die”).

Cognate with North Frisian lyen, lije (“to suffer”), Dutch lijden (“to suffer, dree, abide”), German leiden (“to suffer, brook, permit”). See also lode, lead.

Verb

liþen

  1. (intransitive, Early Middle English, of a ship) to sail, travel by sea
  2. (intransitive, Early Middle English) to journey, travel, depart
  3. (intransitive, Early Middle English) to go, come, walk
  4. (intransitive, Early Middle English, of projectiles) to fly
  5. (intransitive, Early Middle English, of love) to come about, develop, exist

Conjugation

strong
Conjugation of liþen (strong class 1)
infinitive (to) liþen, liþe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular liþe laþ
2nd-person singular liþest liþe, laþ
3rd-person singular liþeth laþ
subjunctive singular liþe liþe1
imperative singular —
plural2 liþen, liþe liþen, liþe
imperative plural liþeth, liþe —
participles liþynge, liþende liþen, liþe, yliþen, yliþe

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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Conjugation of liþen
infinitive (to) liþen
indicative present past
1st person singular liþ liþede
2nd person singular liþest liþedest
3rd person singular liþeþ, liþeth liþede
plural liþen liþeden
subjunctive present past
singular liþe liþede
plural liþen liþeden
imperative present
singular liþe
plural liþeþ, liþeth
participle present past
liþende, liþinge liþed, yliþed
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