"furbisshen" meaning in Middle English

See furbisshen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈfurbiʃən/
Etymology: Borrowed from forbiss-, extended stem of Old French forbir, from Frankish *furbēn. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:bor|fro:forbir<id:polish>|id=furbish}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "polish", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "clean", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Frankish", "term" : "*furbēn", "lang" : "frk" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "forbir", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "furbisshen", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="furbish" data-lang="enm" data-title="furbisshen" id="Middle_English:_furbish">, {{bor|enm|fro|forbir}} Old French forbir, {{der|enm|frk|*furbēn}} Frankish *furbēn Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} furbisshen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|furbissh|inf2=0}} Forms: weak [table-tags], furbisshen [infinitive], to furbisshen [infinitive], furbisshe [first-person, present, singular], furbisshed [first-person, past, singular], furbisshede [first-person, past, singular], furbisshest [present, second-person, singular], furbisshedest [past, second-person, singular], furbissheth [present, singular, third-person], furbisshed [past, singular, third-person], furbisshede [past, singular, third-person], furbisshe [present, singular, subjunctive], furbisshed [past, singular, subjunctive], furbisshede [past, singular, subjunctive], furbisshe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], furbisshen [plural, present], furbisshe [plural, present], furbissheden [past, plural], furbisshed [past, plural], furbisshede [past, plural], furbissheth [imperative, plural, present], furbisshe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], furbisshynge [participle, present], furbisshende [participle, present], furbisshed [participle, past], yfurbisshed [participle, past], foorbushe [alternative], forbyschyn [alternative], fourboshe [alternative], ffrubysche [alternative], furbush [alternative], furbusshe [alternative]
  1. To polish or burnish. Related terms: furbisshour

Alternative forms

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