officen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French officier (modern French officier), from Latin officiō; equivalent to office +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔˈfiːsən/, /ˈɔfisən/, /ɔˈfiːsiən/

Verb

officen

  1. (rare, Late Middle English) To execute a Christian worship service.

Conjugation

Conjugation of officen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) officen, office
present tense past tense
1st-person singular office officed
2nd-person singular officest officedest
3rd-person singular officeth officed
subjunctive singular office
imperative singular —
plural1 officen, office officeden, officede
imperative plural officeth, office —
participles officynge, officende officed, yofficed

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

References

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