versifien

Middle English

Alternative forms

• versifye, versefiȝe, versfy, versevy, versyfyyn, vercifie

Etymology

From Old French versifier, from Latin versificō; equivalent to vers +‎ -ifien.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛrsifiːən/

Verb

versifien (rare)

1. To versify; to make poetry.
2. To tell in verse.

Conjugation

Conjugation of versifien (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) versifien, versifie
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	versifie	versified
2nd-person singular	versifiest	versifiedest
3rd-person singular	versifieth	versified
subjunctive singular	versifie
imperative singular		—
plural1	versifien, versifie	versifieden, versifiede
imperative plural	versifieth, versifie	—
participles	versifiynge, versifiende	versified, yversified

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

Descendants

• English: versify

References

• “versifīen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-27.