Souden

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. An archaic past participle of seethe, describing food or liquid that has been cooked by boiling in water
2. Old form of a past participle meaning that something has been boiled or simmered until cooked through
3. Archaic term for having been brought to the boil, used of food or liquid prepared by heating in water

Etymology: "Souden" is a Middle English form of the past tense of "shall," used with plural subjects, and it is the plural counterpart of "sholde," the ancestor of modern "should." Its root goes back to Old English "sceolan," which is the verb behind today's "shall" and "should." That verb once meant "to owe" or "to be obliged," so the old past forms carried a sense of duty or debt. Over the Middle English period, these forms were spelled many ways, including "sholden," "shulden," and "souden," before "should" settled into the form used today.