mowsyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• musen

Etymology

From mous +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuːsən/

Verb

mowsyn

1. To mouse

Conjugation

Conjugation of mowsyn (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) mowsyn, mowse
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	mowse	mowsed
2nd-person singular	mowsest	mowsedest
3rd-person singular	mowseth	mowsed
subjunctive singular	mowse
imperative singular		—
plural1	mowsen, mowse	mowseden, mowsede
imperative plural	mowseth, mowse	—
participles	mowsynge, mowsende	mowsed, ymowsed

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

Descendants

• English: mouse

References

• “mǒusen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 May 2018.