comparisounen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- comparisone, comparisoune
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French comparisoner, comparaisoner; equivalent to comparisoun + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔmˈparisunən/
Verb
comparisounen
- To give something identical or similar value to something else.
- Synonym: comparen
- To compare; to examine the similarities and differences between two things.
- Synonym: comparen
- (rare) To make something comparable or similar to another.
Conjugation
Conjugation of comparisounen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) comparisounen, comparisoune | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | comparisoune | comparisouned | |
2nd-person singular | comparisounest | comparisounedest | |
3rd-person singular | comparisouneth | comparisouned | |
subjunctive singular | comparisoune | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | comparisounen, comparisoune | comparisouneden, comparisounede | |
imperative plural | comparisouneth, comparisoune | — | |
participles | comparisounynge, comparisounende | comparisouned |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “comparisǒunen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.