launcen

See also: Tressen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lance, launce, launsen, lawncyn

Etymology

From Old French lancier, from Late Latin lanceō. Doublet of launchen and equivalent to launce +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlau̯nsən/, /ˈlansən/

Verb

launcen

1. To strike forwards with a weapon.
2. To spring or leap forwards.
3. To run or charge towards.
4. (of plants, rare) To grow; to spring up.

Conjugation

Conjugation of launcen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) launcen, launce
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	launce	launced
2nd-person singular	launcest	launcedest
3rd-person singular	launceth	launced
subjunctive singular	launce
imperative singular		—
plural1	launcen, launce	launceden, launcede
imperative plural	launceth, launce	—
participles	launcynge, launcende	launced, ylaunced

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

Descendants

• English: lance
• Scots: lance

References

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