vapouren

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From vapour +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaːˈpuːrən/, /vaˈpuːrən/, /ˈvaːpurən/

Verb

vapouren (Late Middle English)

  1. To vapour; to transform into a vapourous state.
  2. (rare) To make into vapour; to induce vapourisation.
  3. (rare) To draw out of the body as vapour.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vapouren (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) vapouren, vapoure
present tense past tense
1st-person singular vapoure vapoured
2nd-person singular vapourest vapouredest
3rd-person singular vapoureth vapoured
subjunctive singular vapoure
imperative singular —
plural1 vapouren, vapoure vapoureden, vapourede
imperative plural vapoureth, vapoure —
participles vapourynge, vapourende vapoured, yvapoured

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

Descendants

  • English: vapour, vapor

References

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