fagen

See also: Fagen and fägen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fage, ffage

Etymology

Unknown; equivalent to fage +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːd͡ʒən/, /ˈfad͡ʒən/

Verb

fagen (third-person singular simple present fageth, present participle fagende, fagynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle faged) (Late Middle English)

1. To coax; to deceive by compliment.
2. (rare) To pacify or calm.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fagen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) fagen, fage
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	fage	faged
2nd-person singular	fagest	fagedest
3rd-person singular	fageth	faged
subjunctive singular	fage
imperative singular		—
plural1	fagen, fage	fageden, fagede
imperative plural	fageth, fage	—
participles	fagynge, fagende	faged

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

Descendants

• English: fage (obsolete)

References

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