skynnen

Middle English

Etymology

From skyn +‎ -en; compare to Old Norse skinna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskinən/

Verb

skynnen

1. (rare) To remove the skin; to perform a circumcision.
2. (rare) To provide with skin.

Conjugation

Conjugation of skynnen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) skynnen, skynne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	skynne	skynned
2nd-person singular	skynnest	skynnedest
3rd-person singular	skynneth	skynned
subjunctive singular	skynne
imperative singular		—
plural1	skynnen, skynne	skynneden, skynnede
imperative plural	skynneth, skynne	—
participles	skynnynge, skynnende	skynned, yskynned

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

Descendants

• English: skin
• Scots: skin

References

• “skinnen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-19.