commenden
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French comender, from Latin commendō; doublet of comaunden.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editcommenden
- To recommend, commend or laud (someone or something)
- To place someone under another's protection or authority.
- (rare) To grant to someone for protection.
Conjugation
editConjugation of commenden (weak in -ed/suffixless)
infinitive | (to) commenden, commende | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | commende | commended, commende | |
2nd-person singular | commendest | commendedest, commendest | |
3rd-person singular | commendeth | commended, commende | |
subjunctive singular | commende | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | commenden, commende | commendeden, commendede, commenden, commende | |
imperative plural | commendeth, commende | — | |
participles | commendynge, commendende | commended, commend, ycommended, ycommend |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “commenden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2020-01-07.
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