tethen

Middle English

Etymology

From teth +‎ -en (“infinitival ending”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteːθən/

Verb

tethen

1. (rare) To tooth or teeth.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tethen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) tethen, tethe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	tethe	tethed
2nd-person singular	tethest	tethedest
3rd-person singular	tetheth	tethed
subjunctive singular	tethe
imperative singular		—
plural1	tethen, tethe	tetheden, tethede
imperative plural	tetheth, tethe	—
participles	tethynge, tethende	tethed, ytethed

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

Synonyms

• toþen

Descendants

• English: teethe
• Scots: teethe

References

• “tẹ̄then (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-14.