confermen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French confermer, from Latin confirmō; equivalent to con- +‎ fermen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔnˈfɛrmən/

Verb

confermen

  1. To strengthen; to make firm or secure:
    1. To confirm (assure accuracy)
    2. To assent to; to approve.
  2. To grant land or a title.
  3. To confirm (perform the sacrament of confirmation)
  4. (rare) To decide or resolve to do.
  5. (rare) To claim; to state.

Conjugation
Conjugation of confermen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) confermen, conferme
present tense past tense
1st-person singular conferme confermed
2nd-person singular confermest confermedest
3rd-person singular confermeth confermed
subjunctive singular conferme
imperative singular —
plural1 confermen, conferme confermeden, confermede
imperative plural confermeth, conferme —
participles confermynge, confermende confermed

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

Descendants
  • English: confirm

References
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