venquysshen
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from venquiss-, a conjugated form of Old French veincre, from Latin vinco, from Proto-Italic *winkō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛnˈkwiːʃən/, /vɛnˈkwiːsən/, /ˈvɛnkwiʃən/, /ˈvɛnkusən/
Verb
venquysshen
- To triumph over a rival military force; to win in battle.
- To eliminate immorality or malice (within oneself or within others)
- To triumph over evil or malign forces; to achieve a moral victory.
- (rare) To turn to sorrow; to destroy one's morale.
- (rare) To become better or greater than; to render meaningless.
- (rare) To achieve victory in a verbal dispute.
Conjugation
Conjugation of venquysshen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) venquysshen, venquysshe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | venquysshe | venquysshed | |
| 2nd-person singular | venquysshest | venquysshedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | venquyssheth | venquysshed | |
| subjunctive singular | venquysshe | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | venquysshen, venquysshe | venquyssheden, venquysshede | |
| imperative plural | venquyssheth, venquysshe | — | |
| participles | venquysshynge, venquysshende | venquysshed, yvenquysshed | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “venquishen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-04.
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