macchen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• macche, mach, machen, mech

Etymology

From macche +‎ -en (infinitival ending).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmat͡ʃən/, /ˈmɛt͡ʃən/

Verb

macchen

1. To marry; to enter into a marriage.
2. To match (be equivalent to)
3. To fight or contend in battle.
4. (rare) To group or pair.

Conjugation

Conjugation of macchen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) macchen, macche
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	macche	macched
2nd-person singular	macchest	macchedest
3rd-person singular	maccheth	macched
subjunctive singular	macche
imperative singular		—
plural1	macchen, macche	maccheden, macchede
imperative plural	maccheth, macche	—
participles	macchynge, macchende	macched, ymacched

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

Descendants

• English: match

References

• “macchen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.