surveyen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French sourveoir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /surˈvæi̯ən/

Verb

surveyen

  1. (rare, Late Middle English) To examine carefully; to oversee.

Conjugation

Conjugation of surveyen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) surveyen, surveye
present tense past tense
1st-person singular surveye surveyed
2nd-person singular surveyest surveyedest
3rd-person singular surveyeth surveyed
subjunctive singular surveye
imperative singular —
plural1 surveyen, surveye surveyeden, surveyede
imperative plural surveyeth, surveye —
participles surveyynge, surveyende surveyed, ysurveyed

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

Descendants

  • English: survey

References

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