issen

Japanese

Romanization

issen

1. Rōmaji transcription of いっせん

Middle English

Alternative forms

• isse, isshen, uschen, yssen

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French issir, eissir, from Latin exīre. Compare issuen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈisən/, /ˈiʃən/

Verb

issen (third-person singular simple present isseth, present participle issende, issynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle issed) (uncommon)

1. To exit or leave; to go out.
2. To issue; to stream or come out.
3. (finance, of profits) To accrue or accumulate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of issen (weak in -ede)

infinitive	(to) issen, isse
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	isse	issed(e)
2nd-person singular	issest	issedest
3rd-person singular	isseth	issed(e)
subjunctive singular	isse
imperative singular		—
plural1	issen, isse	isseden, issed(e)
imperative plural	isseth, isse	—
participles	issynge, issende	issed, yissed

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

Descendants

• Middle Scots: isch, usch
  • Scots: ish, ush
  • → English: ish (Scotland)

References

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