tymen

Middle English

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Old English ġetīmian, from Proto-West Germanic *tīmōn, *gatīmōn, from Proto-Germanic *tīmōną; equivalent to tyme (“time”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtiːmən/

    Verb

    tymen (third-person singular simple present tymeth, present participle tymende, tymynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle tymed)

    1. To take place; to come to pass.
    2. To experience life or event.
    3. To choose or select a time.
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of tymen (weak in -ed)
    infinitive (to) tymen, tyme
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular tyme tymed
    2nd-person singular tymest tymedest
    3rd-person singular tymeth tymed
    subjunctive singular tyme
    imperative singular —
    plural1 tymen, tyme tymeden, tymede
    imperative plural tymeth, tyme —
    participles tymynge, tymende tymed, ytymed

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

    Descendants
    • English: time
    References

    Etymology 2

      Noun

      tymen

      1. plural of tyme (“time”)

      Etymology 3

      Verb

      tymen

      1. (Northern) alternative form of temen (“to bear, to support”)
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