"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. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|versifier}} Old French versifier, {{der|enm|la|versificō}} Latin versificō, {{af|enm|vers|-ifien}} vers + -ifien Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} versifien, {{tlb|enm|rare}} (rare) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|versifi}} Forms: weak [table-tags], versifien [infinitive], to versifien [infinitive], versifie [infinitive], versifie [first-person, present, singular], versified [first-person, past, singular], versifiest [present, second-person, singular], versifiedest [past, second-person, singular], versifieth [present, singular, third-person], versified [past, singular, third-person], versifie [present, singular, subjunctive], versified [past, singular, subjunctive], versifie [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], versifien [plural, present], versifie [plural, present], versifieden [past, plural], versifiede [past, plural], versifieth [imperative, plural, present], versifie [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], versifiynge [participle, present], versifiende [participle, present], versified [participle, past], yversified [participle, past]
  1. To versify; to make poetry. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-versifien-enm-verb-QU8puB9b Disambiguation of Poetry: 57 43
  2. To tell in verse. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-versifien-enm-verb-0c5Qnz0W Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ifien, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ifien: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: versifye, versefiȝe, versfy, versevy, versyfyyn, vercifie

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈvɛrsifiːən/"
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