whynen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old English hwīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *hwīnaną.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
whynen
Usage notes[edit]
It is entirely possible that this verb could have remained as a strong verb for some speakers, with a past singular *whone and a past participle *whynen, given that it is sparsely attested in the past tense.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of whynen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
- English: whine
References[edit]
- “whīnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-22.
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