"versifien" meaning in Middle English

See versifien in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈvɛrsifiːən/
Etymology: From Old French versifier, from Latin versificō; equivalent to vers + -ifien. 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  1. To versify; to make poetry. Tags: rare
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  2. To tell in verse. Tags: rare
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Alternative forms

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        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "fro:versifier"
      },
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      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "versifier"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French versifier",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "versificō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin versificō",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "vers",
        "3": "-ifien"
      },
      "expansion": "vers + -ifien",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old French versifier, from Latin versificō; equivalent to vers + -ifien.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifien",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to versifien",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versified",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifiede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifiest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifiedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifieth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versified",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifiede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versified",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifiede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifien",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifieden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versified",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifiede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifieth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifiynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifiende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versified",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yversified",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versifye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versefiȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versfy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versevy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "versyfyyn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vercifie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "versifien",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "rare"
      },
      "expansion": "(rare)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "versifi"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To versify; to make poetry."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "versify",
          "versify"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To tell in verse."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "verse",
          "verse"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɛrsifiːən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "versifien"
}

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