verb. Third-person singular present simple form of complain

"Then she strained the lute to her bosom, bending over it as mother bendeth over babe, and swept the strings which complained as child to mother complaineth; after which she played upon it and began improvisng these couplets,"

Ethelred  conj  falling-off  over-indulgence  soeuer  

complained  complainer  complainers  complaint  complaints