tracen
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French tracer, tracier, from Vulgar Latin *tractiō; equivalent to trace + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtraːsən/
Verb
tracen (Late Middle English)
- To go along a set route; to follow an itinerary or planned route.
- To walk towards a moving thing; to be following someone or something.
- To track or trace something; to find a moving thing.
- To participate in dancing or footwork; to move one's feet rhythmically.
- (rare) To find out or research something; to think about something.
- (rare) To trace an object; to draw something based on an outline.
- (rare) To embellish; to ornament or spread something.
- (rare) To work on; to generate.
Conjugation
Conjugation of tracen (weak)
infinitive | (to) tracen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | trace | tracede |
2nd person singular | tracest | tracedest |
3rd person singular | traceth, traceþ | tracede |
plural | tracen | traceden |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | trace | tracede |
plural | tracen | traceden |
imperative | present | |
singular | trace | |
plural | traceth, traceþ | |
participle | present | past |
tracende, tracinge | traced, ytraced |
Descendants
- English: trace
References
- “trācen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-18.
Spanish
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