returnen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• returne, retournen, retornen

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman returner. By surface analysis, re- +‎ turnen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛˈturnən/

Verb

returnen

1. to return

Conjugation

Conjugation of returnen (weak in -ede)

infinitive	(to) returnen, returne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	returne	returned(e)
2nd-person singular	returnest	returnedest
3rd-person singular	returneth	returned(e)
subjunctive singular	returne
imperative singular		—
plural1	returnen, returne	returneden, returned(e)
imperative plural	returneth, returne	—
participles	returnynge, returnende	returned, yreturned

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

Descendants

• English: return
• Yola: returnth (past)

References

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