"mollifien" meaning in Middle English

See mollifien in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɔlifiːən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin mollificō; equivalent to mollen + -ifien. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|la-lat|mollificō}} Late Latin mollificō, {{af|enm|mollen|-ifien}} mollen + -ifien Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} mollifien, {{enm-verb|stem=moll}} mollifien (third-person singular simple present molleth, present participle mollende, mollynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle molled) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|mollifi}} Forms: molleth [present, singular, third-person], mollende [participle, present], mollynge [participle, present], molled [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], mollifien [infinitive], to mollifien [infinitive], mollifie [infinitive], mollifie [first-person, present, singular], mollified [first-person, past, singular], mollifiede [first-person, past, singular], mollifiest [present, second-person, singular], mollifiedest [past, second-person, singular], mollifieth [present, singular, third-person], mollified [past, singular, third-person], mollifiede [past, singular, third-person], mollifie [present, singular, subjunctive], mollified [past, singular, subjunctive], mollifiede [past, singular, subjunctive], mollifie [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], mollifien [plural, present], mollifie [plural, present], mollifieden [past, plural], mollified [past, plural], mollifiede [past, plural], mollifieth [imperative, plural, present], mollifie [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], mollifiynge [participle, present], mollifiende [participle, present], mollified [participle, past], ymollified [participle, past], mollefye [alternative], mollifie [alternative], mollyfye [alternative]
  1. To soften (to make pliable).
    Sense id: en-mollifien-enm-verb-hOaebivR Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ifien, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Liquids Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ifien: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Liquids: 50 50
  2. To soften (to make less harsh).
    Sense id: en-mollifien-enm-verb-zy93rCvk Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ifien, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Liquids Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ifien: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Liquids: 50 50

Alternative forms

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      "mollificō",
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      "mollen#Middle_English"
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      "-ifien",
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      "form": "molleth",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollende",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollynge",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "molled",
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        "participle",
        "past",
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      "form": "mollifien",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    },
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      "form": "mollifie",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "mollifiede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mollifiest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "mollifiedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
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      "form": "mollifie",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "mollified",
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      "form": "mollifiede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollifie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollifien",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollifie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mollifieden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollified",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "mollifiynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mollifiende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollified",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ymollified",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollefye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mollifie",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "mollyfye",
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "To soften (to make pliable)."
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          "harsh",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɔlifiːən/"
    }
  ],
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      "-ifien",
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      "form": "molleth",
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "mollende",
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      "form": "mollynge",
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      "form": "molled",
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    {
      "form": "mollifien",
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      "form": "to mollifien",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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      "form": "mollifie",
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        "infinitive"
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    {
      "form": "mollifie",
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        "first-person",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollified",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollifiede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mollifiest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollifiedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollifieth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollified",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollifiede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollifie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollified",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollifiede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "plural",
        "present"
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        "plural",
        "present"
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      "form": "mollifieden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollified",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollifiede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollifieth",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollifie",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollifiynge",
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollifiende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollified",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ymollified",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollefye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollifie",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mollyfye",
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "To soften (to make pliable)."
      ],
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          "soften",
          "soften"
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          "pliable",
          "pliable#English"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To soften (to make less harsh)."
      ],
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        [
          "soften",
          "soften"
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          "harsh",
          "harsh#English"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɔlifiːən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mollifien"
}

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