displayen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• displaien, displey, dysplay, dysplayyn

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and continental Old French despleier, from Medieval Latin displicō, displicāre; compare plien and splayen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disˈplæi̯ən/

Verb

displayen

1. To raise or unfold a banner.
2. To spread or stretch out; to unfold.
3. To display or demonstrate; to make clear.
4. (rare) To become visible.

Conjugation

Conjugation of displayen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) displayen, displaye
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	displaye	displayed
2nd-person singular	displayest	displayedest
3rd-person singular	displayeth	displayed
subjunctive singular	displaye
imperative singular		—
plural1	displayen, displaye	displayeden, displayede
imperative plural	displayeth, displaye	—
participles	displayynge, displayende	displayed

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

Descendants

• English: display
• Scots: display
• Yola: displayte (ppl.)

References

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