gaugen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gagen, gawgyn

Etymology

From Old Northern French gauger; equivalent to gauge +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡau̯d͡ʒən/, /ˈɡaːd͡ʒən/

Verb

gaugen

1. (transitive) To measure, rule
2. (transitive) To formally measure; make a measurement of.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gaugen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) gaugen, gauge
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	gauge	gauged
2nd-person singular	gaugest	gaugedest
3rd-person singular	gaugeth	gauged
subjunctive singular	gauge
imperative singular		—
plural1	gaugen, gauge	gaugeden, gaugede
imperative plural	gaugeth, gauge	—
participles	gaugynge, gaugende	gauged, ygauged

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

Descendants

• English: (to) gauge
• Scots: (to) gauge

References

• “gauǧen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-22.