recommenden
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Anglo-Norman recommender; equivalent to re- + commenden and a doublet of recomaunden.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
recommenden (third-person singular simple present recommendeth, present participle recommendende, recommendynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle recommended)
- 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[edit]
Conjugation of recommenden (weak in -ed/suffixless)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “recommenden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2020-02-01.