recommenden
Middle English
Alternative forms
- recomenden, recommende, recommend
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman recommender; equivalent to re- + commenden and a doublet of recomaunden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛkuˌmɛndən/, /ˌrɛkuˈ-/
Verb
recommenden
- To entrust someone or something to another's care, improvement, etc.
- To entrust oneself to another's care, improvement, etc.
- To recommend (oneself, something, or someone)
- To praise or commend (oneself, something, or someone)
Conjugation
Conjugation of recommenden (weak/irregular weak)
| infinitive | (to) recommenden | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | recommende | recommendede, recommende |
| 2nd person singular | recommendest | recommendedest, recommendest |
| 3rd person singular | recommendeþ, recommendeth | recommendede, recommende |
| plural | recommenden | recommendede(n), recommende(n) |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | recommende | recommendede, recommende |
| plural | recommenden | recommendede(n), recommende(n) |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | recommende | |
| plural | recommendeþ, recommendeth | |
| participle | present | past |
| recommendende, recommendinge | (y)recommended, (y)recommend | |
Descendants
- English: recommend
- Scots: recommend
References
- “recommenden, v.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2020-02-01.