taxen

See also: Taxen

Middle English

Alternative forms

tax, taxe

Etymology

From Old French taxer, from Latin taxō, taxāre; equivalent to taxe (“tax”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtaksən/

Verb

taxen

To impose or collect a tax.
To assess the value of.
(rare) To impose; to require.

Conjugation

Conjugation of taxen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) taxen, taxe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	taxe	taxed
2nd-person singular	taxest	taxedest
3rd-person singular	taxeth	taxed
subjunctive singular	taxe	taxed
imperative singular	taxe	—

plural¹	taxen, taxe	taxeden, taxede
imperative plural	taxeth, taxe	—

participles	taxynge, taxende	taxed, ytaxed

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

Related terms

Descendants

English: tax
Scots: tax

References

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

Swedish

Noun

taxen

definite singular of tax

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