abashen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French esbahir (“to astonish”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
abashen
- to embarrass, shame, discompose
- to make ashamed or uneasy
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of abashen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
- English: abash
References[edit]
- “abaishen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.