wyndwen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English windwian, from Proto-West Germanic *windwōn; forms without /d/ are presumably due to simplification of the consonant cluster /ndw/.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwin(d)wən/, /ˈwin(d)ɔu̯ən/
  • IPA(key): /ˈwin(d)iu̯ən/ (especially Kent, Southern, South Midland)

Verb

wyndwen (third-person singular simple present wyndweth, present participle wyndwende, wyndwynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle wyndwed)

  1. (usually transitive) To winnow; to separate the grain from the chaff.
  2. (usually transitive) To scatter or disperse.
  3. (transitive, rare) To separate or sift through.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wyndwen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) wyndwen, wyndwe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular wyndwe wyndwed
2nd-person singular wyndwest wyndwedest
3rd-person singular wyndweth wyndwed
subjunctive singular wyndwe
imperative singular —
plural1 wyndwen, wyndwe wyndweden, wyndwede
imperative plural wyndweth, wyndwe —
participles wyndwynge, wyndwende wyndwed, ywyndwed

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

Descendants

  • English: winnow
  • Middle Scots: window

References

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