enchaufen
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛnˈt͡ʃau̯fən/, /ɛnˈt͡ʃaːfən/
Verb
enchaufen
- To (cause to) warm or heat.
- (figurative) To inflame (an emotion or organ).
- 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book VII, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:
- a good knyght, Sir Patryse, which was cosyn unto Sir Mador de la Porte, toke an appyll, for he was enchaffed with hete of wyne.
- Sir Patrice, a good knight who was the cousin of Sir Mador de la Porte, took an apple because he was enervated with drunken passion.
Conjugation
Conjugation of enchaufen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) enchaufen, enchaufe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | enchaufe | enchaufed | |
| 2nd-person singular | enchaufest | enchaufedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | enchaufeth | enchaufed | |
| subjunctive singular | enchaufe | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | enchaufen, enchaufe | enchaufeden, enchaufede | |
| imperative plural | enchaufeth, enchaufe | — | |
| participles | enchaufynge, enchaufende | enchaufed | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: enchafe
References
- “enchaufen, -ien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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