dechen

Middle English

Alternative forms

deche

Etymology

From Old English dēċan, *dœ̄ċan, from Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdeːt͡ʃən/

Verb

dechen (third-person singular simple present decheth, present participle dechende, dechynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle deched)

(rare) To daub or smear (cloth or plumbing)

Conjugation

Conjugation of *dechen* (weak in -ed)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to) dechen, deche

1st-person singular	deche	deched
2nd-person singular	dechest	dechedest
3rd-person singular	decheth	deched
subjunctive singular	deche	deched
imperative singular	deche	—

plural¹	dechen, deche	decheden, dechede
imperative plural	decheth, deche	—

participles	dechynge, dechende	deched, ydeched

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

Descendants

English: deech, ditch

References

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