"favouren" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /faːˈvuːrən/, /ˈfaːvurən/
Etymology: From Old French favorer, from Medieval Latin favōrō, favōrāre. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|favorer}} Old French favorer, {{der|enm|ML.|favōrō|favōrō, favōrāre}} Medieval Latin favōrō, favōrāre Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} favouren, {{enm-verb|stem=favour}} favouren (third-person singular simple present favoureth, present participle favourende, favourynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle favoured) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|favour|y=0}} Forms: favoureth [present, singular, third-person], favourende [participle, present], favourynge [participle, present], favoured [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], favouren [infinitive], to favouren [infinitive], favoure [infinitive], favoure [first-person, present, singular], favoured [first-person, past, singular], favourest [present, second-person, singular], favouredest [past, second-person, singular], favoureth [present, singular, third-person], favoured [past, singular, third-person], favoure [present, singular, subjunctive], favoured [past, singular, subjunctive], favoure [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], favouren [plural, present], favoure [plural, present], favoureden [past, plural], favourede [past, plural], favoureth [imperative, plural, present], favoure [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], favourynge [participle, present], favourende [participle, present], favoured [participle, past]
  1. To be favourable towards; to prefer.
    Sense id: en-favouren-enm-verb-rnCNScm1
  2. To show favour towards; to encourage or assist.
    Sense id: en-favouren-enm-verb-~Iy~Yvfc Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 66 19
  3. (rare) To be biased or prejudiced towards. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-favouren-enm-verb-QUtMOSuO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: favere, faveur, favoure, favowren

Alternative forms

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