vexen

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Catalan

Verb

vexen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of vexar

Galician

Verb

vexen

  1. inflection of vexar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French vexer, from Latin vēxō, vēxāre.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

vexen

  1. To afflict; to hurt (someone)
  2. To spoil; to devastate (a region)
  3. To harass; to bother (someone)
  4. (law) To bring legal action (against someone)
  5. To distress; to torment (someone)
Conjugation
Conjugation of vexen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) vexen, vexe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular vexe vexed
2nd-person singular vexest vexedest
3rd-person singular vexeth vexed
subjunctive singular vexe
imperative singular —
plural1 vexen, vexe vexeden, vexede
imperative plural vexeth, vexe —
participles vexynge, vexende vexed, yvexed

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

Related terms
Descendants
  • English: vex
  • Scots: vex
References

Etymology 2

Verb

vexen

  1. Alternative form of waxen (“to grow”)
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