disavauncen

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French desavancier / desavancir. By surface analysis, dis- +‎ avauncen. First attested in 1413.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdis.aˈvau̯n.sən/, /ˌdɛs.aˈvau̯n.sən/
  • Hyphenation: dis‧a‧vaun‧cen

Verb

disavauncen

  1. (transitive, intransitive) senses related to English disadvance
    1. to repulse
      • (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
    2. to cast down
    3. to hinder

Conjugation

Conjugation of disavauncen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) disavauncen, disavaunce
present tense past tense
1st-person singular disavaunce disavaunced
2nd-person singular disavauncest disavauncedest
3rd-person singular disavaunceth disavaunced
subjunctive singular disavaunce
imperative singular
plural1 disavauncen, disavaunce disavaunceden, disavauncede
imperative plural disavaunceth, disavaunce
participles disavauncynge, disavauncende disavaunced

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

Descendants

  • English: disadvance

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