threschen
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English þrescan, þrescan, þrexan, from Proto-Germanic *þreskaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθrɛʃən/, /ˈθraʃən/
Verb
threschen
- To thresh; to separate the usable grain from the chaff.
- To thrash, whack or beat; to attack with a blunt weapon.
- (rare) To bring into ruin; to destroy.
Conjugation
Conjugation of threschen (strong class 3/weak)
| infinitive | (to) threschen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | threshe | thresched, thrast |
| 2nd person singular | threshest | thresched, thrast |
| 3rd person singular | thresheþ, thresheth | thresched, thrast |
| plural | threshen | throsche(n), thresched(en) |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | threshe | *threschede |
| plural | threshen | throsche(n), thresched(en) |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | threshe | |
| plural | thresheþ, thresheth | |
| participle | present | past |
| threshende, threshinge | (y)throsche(n), (y)thresched | |
Derived terms
References
- “threshen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-9.
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