demaunden

Middle English

Alternative forms

demanden, demonden, demaunde

Etymology

From Old French demander, from Latin dēmandō, dēmandāre; equivalent to demaunde +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɛːˈmau̯ndən/, /dɛːˈmandən/

Verb

demaunden (Late Middle English)

To question; to request.
To demand; to require.

Conjugation

Conjugation of demaunden (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) demaunden, demaunde
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	demaunde	demaunded
2nd-person singular	demaundest	demaundedest
3rd-person singular	demaundeth	demaunded
subjunctive singular	demaunde	demaunded
imperative singular	demaunde	—

plural¹	demaunden, demaunde	demaundeden, demaundede
imperative plural	demaundeth, demaunde	—

participles	demaundynge, demaundende	demaunded, ydemaunded

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

Descendants

English: demand
Scots: demand

References

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

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