mowsyn

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

musen

Etymology[edit]

From mous +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈmuːsən/

Verb[edit]

mowsyn

To mouse

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of mowsyn (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) mowsyn, mowse
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	mowse	mowsed
2nd-person singular	mowsest	mowsedest
3rd-person singular	mowseth	mowsed
subjunctive singular	mowse	mowsed
imperative singular	mowse	—

plural¹	mowsen, mowse	mowseden, mowsede
imperative plural	mowseth, mowse	—

participles	mowsynge, mowsende	mowsed, ymowsed

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

Descendants[edit]

English: mouse

References[edit]

“mǒusen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-10.

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