baptisen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• baptizen, baptisi, baptis, baptise, baptize

Etymology

From Old French baptiser, batisier, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptizare, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō, “to immerse, plunge, baptize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaptiːzən/

Verb

baptisen

1. To baptise, christen (perform a baptism).
2. (reflexive) To receive a baptism.
3. (rare) To purify or consecrate.
4. (rare) To give a name, christen.

Conjugation

Conjugation of baptisen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) baptisen, baptise
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	baptise	baptised
2nd-person singular	baptisest	baptisedest
3rd-person singular	baptiseth	baptised
subjunctive singular	baptise
imperative singular		—
plural1	baptisen, baptise	baptiseden, baptisede
imperative plural	baptiseth, baptise	—
participles	baptisynge, baptisende	baptised, ybaptised

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

Related terms

• bapteme
• baptist
• baptistery
• baptizyng

Descendants

• English: baptize, baptise
• Scots: bapteese

References

• “baptīsen, -īzen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-28.