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)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of dechen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) dechen, deche
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	deche	deched
2nd-person singular	dechest	dechedest
3rd-person singular	decheth	deched
subjunctive singular	deche
imperative singular		—
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.