stenchen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• stenche

Etymology

Inherited from Old English stenċan, from Proto-West Germanic *stankwijan, from Proto-Germanic *stankwijaną, by surface analysis, stench +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛnt͡ʃən/, /ˈstint͡ʃən/

Verb

stenchen (third-person singular simple present stencheth, present participle stenchende, stenchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stenched)

1. (rare) To have a revolting odour.

Conjugation

Conjugation of stenchen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) stenchen, stenche
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	stenche	stenched
2nd-person singular	stenchest	stenchedest
3rd-person singular	stencheth	stenched
subjunctive singular	stenche
imperative singular		—
plural1	stenchen, stenche	stencheden, stenchede
imperative plural	stencheth, stenche	—
participles	stenchynge, stenchende	stenched, ystenched

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

Descendants

• English: stench (obsolete)

References

• “stenchen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 October 2018.