rudden

Middle English

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Alternative forms

• ruddon, rude

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrudən/

Verb

rudden (third-person singular simple present ruddeth, present participle ruddende, ruddynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle rudded)

1. To rub; to move back and forwards on a surface:

   Synonym: rubben

2. (rare) To scratch or claw.

Conjugation

Conjugation of rudden (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) rudden, rudde
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	rudde	rudded
2nd-person singular	ruddest	ruddedest
3rd-person singular	ruddeth	rudded
subjunctive singular	rudde
imperative singular		—
plural1	rudden, rudde	ruddeden, ruddede
imperative plural	ruddeth, rudde	—
participles	ruddynge, ruddende	rudded, yrudded

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

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

rudden

1. alternative form of ruden