rudnen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• rudni, rudnin (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Old Norse roðna (“to become red; redden”), from roða +‎ -na; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”). Compare ruden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrudnən/

Verb

rudnen (third-person singular simple present rudneth, present participle rudnende, rudnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle rudned)

1. (rare) To become flushed from emotion; to redden.

Conjugation

Conjugation of rudnen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) rudnen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	rudne	rudned
2nd-person singular	rudnest	rudnedest
3rd-person singular	rudneth	rudned
subjunctive singular	rudne
imperative singular		—
plural1	rudnen, rudne	rudneden, rudnede
imperative plural	rudneth, rudne	—
participles	rudnynge, rudnende	rudned, yrudned

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