"confermen" meaning in Middle English

See confermen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kɔnˈfɛrmən/, /kunˈfɛrmən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French confermer, from Latin confirmō; equivalent to con- + fermen. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|confermer}} Old French confermer, {{der|enm|la|confirmō}} Latin confirmō, {{af|enm|con-|fermen}} con- + fermen Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} confermen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|conferm|y=0}} Forms: weak [table-tags], confermen [infinitive], to confermen [infinitive], conferme [infinitive], conferme [first-person, present, singular], confermed [first-person, past, singular], confermest [present, second-person, singular], confermedest [past, second-person, singular], confermeth [present, singular, third-person], confermed [past, singular, third-person], conferme [present, singular, subjunctive], confermed [past, singular, subjunctive], conferme [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], confermen [plural, present], conferme [plural, present], confermeden [past, plural], confermede [past, plural], confermeth [imperative, plural, present], conferme [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], confermynge [participle, present], confermende [participle, present], confermed [participle, past]
  1. To strengthen; to make firm or secure:
    To confirm (assure accuracy)
    Categories (topical): Property law
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-ZwrPrdJg Disambiguation of Property law: 12 17 20 24 10 18 Categories (other): Middle English terms prefixed with con- Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with con-: 21 21 14 13 18 15
  2. To strengthen; to make firm or secure:
    To assent to; to approve.
    Categories (topical): Property law
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-MN4uvCfy Disambiguation of Property law: 12 17 20 24 10 18 Categories (other): Middle English terms prefixed with con- Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with con-: 21 21 14 13 18 15
  3. To grant land or a title. Categories (topical): Property law
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-43oHpA8o Disambiguation of Property law: 12 17 20 24 10 18 Categories (other): Middle English terms prefixed with con- Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with con-: 21 21 14 13 18 15
  4. To confirm (perform the sacrament of confirmation) Categories (topical): Christianity, Property law
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-AHk7jHBR Disambiguation of Christianity: 10 7 5 42 32 3 Disambiguation of Property law: 12 17 20 24 10 18 Categories (other): Middle English terms prefixed with con- Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with con-: 21 21 14 13 18 15
  5. (rare) To decide or resolve to do. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Mind
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-mLMEXsCs Disambiguation of Mind: 19 19 0 7 55 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms prefixed with con-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 7 8 42 9 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with con-: 21 21 14 13 18 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 17 10 12 35 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 7 7 59 8
  6. (rare) To claim; to state. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Property law
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-GL7LaA7T Disambiguation of Property law: 12 17 20 24 10 18 Categories (other): Middle English terms prefixed with con- Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with con-: 21 21 14 13 18 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: comferme, conferme, confermi, confirme, confirmye Related terms: confermement, confermynge, confirmacioun

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    }
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      },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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    },
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "confermynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "confermende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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          "_dis": "21 21 14 13 18 15",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        "To strengthen; to make firm or secure:",
        "To confirm (assure accuracy)"
      ],
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        [
          "strengthen",
          "strengthen"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "firm",
          "firm"
        ],
        [
          "secure",
          "secure"
        ],
        [
          "confirm",
          "confirm"
        ],
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          "accuracy",
          "accuracy#English"
        ]
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        "To assent to; to approve."
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          "strengthen",
          "strengthen"
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        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "firm",
          "firm"
        ],
        [
          "secure",
          "secure"
        ],
        [
          "assent",
          "assent"
        ],
        [
          "approve",
          "approve"
        ]
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    },
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          "kind": "other",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To grant land or a title."
      ],
      "id": "en-confermen-enm-verb-43oHpA8o",
      "links": [
        [
          "grant",
          "grant"
        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ],
        [
          "title",
          "title"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 7 5 42 32 3",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "enm:Christianity",
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            "Culture",
            "Society",
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        "To confirm (perform the sacrament of confirmation)"
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    {
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          "_dis": "17 17 7 8 42 9",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
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            "Human",
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      "glosses": [
        "To decide or resolve to do."
      ],
      "id": "en-confermen-enm-verb-mLMEXsCs",
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        [
          "resolve",
          "resolve"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To decide or resolve to do."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To claim; to state."
      ],
      "id": "en-confermen-enm-verb-GL7LaA7T",
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          "claim",
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        [
          "state",
          "state"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To claim; to state."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔnˈfɛrmən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kunˈfɛrmən/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "comferme"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "conferme"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "confermi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "confirme"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "confirmye"
    }
  ],
  "word": "confermen"
}
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    "Middle English terms derived from Latin",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
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    "Middle English verbs",
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "confermeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "confermen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conferme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "confermeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "confermede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "confermeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conferme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "confermynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "confermende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "confermed",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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  ],
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  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "conferm",
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    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "confermement"
    },
    {
      "word": "confermynge"
    },
    {
      "word": "confirmacioun"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To strengthen; to make firm or secure:",
        "To confirm (assure accuracy)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strengthen",
          "strengthen"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "firm",
          "firm"
        ],
        [
          "secure",
          "secure"
        ],
        [
          "confirm",
          "confirm"
        ],
        [
          "accuracy",
          "accuracy#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To strengthen; to make firm or secure:",
        "To assent to; to approve."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strengthen",
          "strengthen"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "firm",
          "firm"
        ],
        [
          "secure",
          "secure"
        ],
        [
          "assent",
          "assent"
        ],
        [
          "approve",
          "approve"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To grant land or a title."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grant",
          "grant"
        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ],
        [
          "title",
          "title"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To confirm (perform the sacrament of confirmation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "confirm",
          "confirm"
        ],
        [
          "confirmation",
          "confirmation#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To decide or resolve to do."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "decide",
          "decide"
        ],
        [
          "resolve",
          "resolve"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To decide or resolve to do."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To claim; to state."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "claim",
          "claim"
        ],
        [
          "state",
          "state"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To claim; to state."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔnˈfɛrmən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kunˈfɛrmən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "comferme"
    },
    {
      "word": "conferme"
    },
    {
      "word": "confermi"
    },
    {
      "word": "confirme"
    },
    {
      "word": "confirmye"
    }
  ],
  "word": "confermen"
}

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