conformen – Middle English verb conjugation

Middle English verb forms of conformen

Infinitive

conformen; to conformen; conforme

Participles

Presentconformende; conformynge
Pastconformed

Indicative

Present

1st sing.conforme
2nd sing.conformest
3rd sing.conformeth
1st plur.conformen; conforme; conformeth
2nd plur.conformen; conforme; conformeth
3rd plur.conformen; conforme; conformeth

Past

1st sing.conformed; conformede
2nd sing.conformedest
3rd sing.conformed; conformede
1st plur.conformeden; conformed; conformede
2nd plur.conformeden; conformed; conformede
3rd plur.conformeden; conformed; conformede

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.conforme
2nd sing.conforme
3rd sing.conforme

Past

1st sing.conformed; conformede
2nd sing.conformed; conformede
3rd sing.conformed; conformede

Imperative

Singularconforme
Pluralconformeth; conforme

Etymology

1. Borrowed from Middle French and Anglo-Norman conformer, confourmer, from Latin cōnfōrmō; equivalent to con- + formen (“to create”).
2. For the variation in pronunciation, see forme (“form”). See: Anglo-Norman 'conformer', Latin 'cōnfōrmō'.

Verbs referencing "conformen"

English conform.

Sample Sentences

  • And I seide, “Ser, in his tyme maister Ioon Wiclef was holden of ful many men the grettis clerk that thei knewen lyuynge vpon erthe. And therwith he was named, as I gesse worthili, a passing reuli man and an innocent in al his lyuynge. And herfore grete men of kunnynge and other also drowen myche to him, and comownede ofte with him. And thei sauouriden so his loore that thei wroten it bisili and enforsiden hem to rulen hem theraftir… Maister Ion Aston taughte and wroot acordingli and ful bisili, where and whanne and to whom he myghte, and he vsid it himsilf, I gesse, right perfyghtli vnto his lyues eende. Also Filip of Repintoun whilis he was a chanoun of Leycetre, Nycol Herforde, dane Geffrey of Pikeringe, monke of Biland and a maistir dyuynyte, and Ioon Purueye, and manye other whiche weren holden rightwise men and prudent, taughten and wroten bisili this forseide lore of Wiclef, and conformeden hem therto. And with alle these men I was ofte homli and I comownede with hem long tyme and fele, and so bifore alle othir men I chees wilfulli to be enformed bi hem and of hem, and speciali of Wiclef himsilf, as of the moost vertuous and goodlich wise man that I herde of owhere either knew. And herfore of Wicleef speciali and of these men I toke the lore whiche I haue taughte and purpose to lyue aftir, if God wole, to my lyues ende.” [1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41:]

Cognates

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