acqueren

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French aquerre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkweːrən/

Verb

acqueren

1. To acquire (obtain in addition)

Conjugation

Conjugation of acqueren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) acqueren, acquere
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	acquere	acquered
2nd-person singular	acquerest	acqueredest
3rd-person singular	acquereth	acquered
subjunctive singular	acquere
imperative singular		—
plural1	acqueren, acquere	acquereden, acquerede
imperative plural	acquereth, acquere	—
participles	acquerynge, acquerende	acquered, yacquered

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

Descendants

• English: acquire

References

• “acquēre, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.