enformen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French enfourmer, enformer, from Latin īnfōrmō; equivalent to en- +‎ formen (“to create”).

For the variation in pronunciation, see forme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛnˈfɔrmən/, /ɛnˈfuːrmən/, /ɛnˈfurmən/

Verb

enformen (third-person singular simple present enformeth, present participle enformende, enformynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle enformed)

  1. To grant knowledge (to, about):
    1. To educate or teach (about); to provide a course of knowledge (to).
    2. To counsel; to provide advice for a situation.
    3. To inform or explain; to impart specific information.
  2. To engender or develop a cognitive attribute or faculty.
  3. (more generally) To form, develop, or arrange.

Conjugation

Conjugation of enformen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) enformen, enforme
present tense past tense
1st-person singular enforme enformed
2nd-person singular enformest enformedest
3rd-person singular enformeth enformed
subjunctive singular enforme
imperative singular —
plural1 enformen, enforme enformeden, enformede
imperative plural enformeth, enforme —
participles enformynge, enformende enformed

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: inform
  • Middle Scots: enforme, informe, infourme

References

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