verb · transitive · rare

masker

masker · maskers · maskered · maskering

To render giddy or senselessTo render giddy or senseless

/ˈmæskə(ɹ)/

Meaning

4 senses

(dialectal, transitive)To render giddy or senseless
(dialectal, intransitive)To be bewildered.
(dialectal, transitive)To choke; stifle.
(dialectal, transitive)To decay; rust.

Origin

From Middle English *maskeren, malskren (“to bewilder”) (compare Middle English bimalscren

From Middle English *maskeren, malskren (“to bewilder”) (compare Middle English bimalscren (“to bewitch”)), from Old English *malscrian (attested in derivative malscrung (“enchantment, charm”)), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *malskaz (“haughty”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“to beat, crush, grind”). Cognate with Middle Dutch malsch (“headstrong, zealous”). More at mask.

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Forms

maskers, maskering, maskered, maskered

Base form	masker · to masker
3rd person singular	maskers
Present participle	maskering
Past simple	maskered
Past participle	maskered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	masker
he, she, it	maskers

Past simpleLesson

all persons

maskered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have maskered
he, she, it	has maskered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will masker

Synonyms

3 synonyms

render giddy:confuseA2 bewilderB2 stupefy

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle