fisshen

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English fiscian, from Proto-Germanic *fiskōną.

Verb

fisshen (third-person singular simple present fissheth, present participle fisshende, fisshynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fisshed)

1. to fish

Conjugation

Conjugation of fisshen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) fisshen, fisshe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	fisshe	fisshed
2nd-person singular	fisshest	fisshedest
3rd-person singular	fissheth	fisshed
subjunctive singular	fisshe
imperative singular		—
plural1	fisshen, fisshe	fissheden, fisshede
imperative plural	fissheth, fisshe	—
participles	fisshynge, fisshende	fisshed, yfisshed

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

Related terms

• fissh (noun)

Descendants

• English: fish
• Scots: fish