pounen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ponnen, poune, pownen

Etymology

From Old English pūnian, from Proto-West Germanic *pūnōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːnən/

Verb

pounen

1. To pound to dust; to powder by crushing.
2. To pound; to strike down.

Conjugation

Conjugation of pounen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) pounen, poune
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	poune	pouned
2nd-person singular	pounest	pounedest
3rd-person singular	pouneth	pouned
subjunctive singular	poune
imperative singular		—
plural1	pounen, poune	pouneden, pounede
imperative plural	pouneth, poune	—
participles	pounynge, pounende	pouned, ypouned

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

Descendants

• English: pound, pun

References

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