washen

Verb

(archaic) Alternative past participle of wash.

Adjective

(comparative more washen, superlative most washen)

(archaic) clean

Antonyms

unwashen

Origin

From Middle English washen, ywashen (“washed”, past participle of washen (“to wash”)), from Old English wascen, ġewascen (“washed”, past participle of wascan (“to wash”)), equivalent to wash +‎ -en. Cognate with Dutch gewassen (“washed, washen”), German gewaschen (“washed, washen”). More at wash.

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432) relates how the head of the family arose at midnight, and with feet unfettered by shoon or sandals, and with washen hands traversed his house beckoning against the ghosts with fingers joined to thumb.

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