chalengen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• calange, calangy, calenge, calengen, chalange, chalengyn, challengen, kalange

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French chalengier, chalongier, chalenger, from Latin calumnior; equivalent to chalenge +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃalɛndʒən/, /ˈtʃala(u̯)ndʒən/, /ˈkal-/

Verb

chalengen (third-person singular simple present chalengeth, present participle chalengende, chalengynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle chalenged)

1. To counter, oppose, argue, or be against (something or someone):
   1. To insult, criticise, or reprehend (something or someone).
   2. To make a (malicious and wrongful) accusation or allegation.
   3. (rare) To act with undeserved malice towards someone.
   4. (rare) To punish or penalise someone (for their behaviour)
2. To claim a possession, right, or privilege:
   1. To appropriate or expropriate; to take wrongfully or forcibly.
   2. (rare) To forcibly request or order; to make a demand.
3. To search or look for something; to seek out.
4. To summon to a battle or duel.
5. (rare) To win a conflict or engagement; to defeat one's enemies.
6. (rare) To supply a reason for entering into a duel.

Conjugation

Conjugation of chalengen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) chalengen, chalenge
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	chalenge	chalenged
2nd-person singular	chalengest	chalengedest
3rd-person singular	chalengeth	chalenged
subjunctive singular	chalenge
imperative singular		—
plural1	chalengen, chalenge	chalengeden, chalengede
imperative plural	chalengeth, chalenge	—
participles	chalengynge, chalengende	chalenged, ychalenged

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

Descendants

• English: challenge
• Scots: challenge

References

• “chalenǧen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 February 2019.