thickenen

Middle English

Alternative forms

þicken, þickenen, þiknen

Etymology

From thikke +‎ -enen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθikənən/, /ˈθiknən/

Verb

thickenen

To coagulate, solidify, increase in viscosity, cause to be thick

Conjugation

Conjugation of thickenen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) thickenen, thickene
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	thickene	thickened
2nd-person singular	thickenest	thickenedest
3rd-person singular	thickeneth	thickened
subjunctive singular	thickene	thickened
imperative singular	thickene	—

plural¹	thickenen, thickene	thickeneden, thickenede
imperative plural	thickeneth, thickene	—

participles	thickenynge, thickenende	thickened, ythickened

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

Descendants

English: (to) thicken

References

“thikkenen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-27.

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