avauncen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• avancen

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman avauncier, from Vulgar Latin *abanteāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈvau̯nsən/

Verb

avauncen

1. to advance

Conjugation

Conjugation of avauncen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) avauncen, avaunce
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	avaunce	avaunced
2nd-person singular	avauncest	avauncedest
3rd-person singular	avaunceth	avaunced
subjunctive singular	avaunce
imperative singular		—
plural1	avauncen, avaunce	avaunceden, avauncede
imperative plural	avaunceth, avaunce	—
participles	avauncynge, avauncende	avaunced

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

Descendants

• English: advance (/d/ by analogy with ad-)
• Yola: avancet (preterite)

References

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