endamagen

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French endamagier; equivalent to en- +‎ damagen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnˈdamaːd͡ʒən/, /ɛnˈdamad͡ʒən/

Verb

endamagen (third-person singular simple present endamageth, present participle endamagende, endamagynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle endamaged)

1. to damage (in an abstract sense); to impede.

Conjugation

Conjugation of endamagen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) endamagen, endamage
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	endamage	endamaged
2nd-person singular	endamagest	endamagedest
3rd-person singular	endamageth	endamaged
subjunctive singular	endamage
imperative singular		—
plural1	endamagen, endamage	endamageden, endamagede
imperative plural	endamageth, endamage	—
participles	endamagynge, endamagende	endamaged, yendamaged

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

Descendants

• English: endamage (archaic)

References

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