pounen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

ponnen, poune, pownen

Etymology

From Old English pūnian, from Proto-West Germanic *pūnōną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpuːnən/

Verb

pounen

To pound to dust; to powder by crushing.
To pound; to strike down.

Conjugation

Conjugation of pounen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) pounen, poune
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	poune	pouned
2nd-person singular	pounest	pounedest
3rd-person singular	pouneth	pouned
subjunctive singular	poune	pouned
imperative singular	poune	—

plural¹	pounen, poune	pouneden, pounede
imperative plural	pouneth, poune	—

participles	pounynge, pounende	pouned, ypouned

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

Descendants

English: pound, pun

References

“pǒunen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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