coughen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- coghen, couwen, couhen
Etymology
From Old English *cohhian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔu̯xən/, /ˈkoːxən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of coughen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) coughen, coughe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | coughe | coughed | |
| 2nd-person singular | coughest | coughedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | cougheth | coughed | |
| subjunctive singular | coughe | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | coughen, coughe | cougheden, coughede | |
| imperative plural | cougheth, coughe | — | |
| participles | coughynge, coughende | coughed, ycoughed | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: cough
References
- “coughen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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