comunen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French comuner and comunier; equivalent to comun (“shared, common”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔˈmiu̯nən/
  • (with reduction) IPA(key): /ˈkɔmunən/, /ˈkɔmənən/

Verb

comunen (third-person singular simple present comuneth, present participle comunende, comunynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle comuned)

  1. To connect, come together, or join up with:
    1. To partner or associate with.
    2. To communicate with; to talk, especially to disseminate information.
    3. To take counsel or advice from; to confer.
    4. (somewhat euphemistic) To have sex with; to copulate.
  2. To share; to have or employ in common.
  3. To be similar to; to match or resemble.
  4. (Christianity) To administer Holy Communion to.
  5. (pathology, rare) To proliferate or expand (of a disease)
  6. (property law, rare) To possess the right to use common land.

Conjugation

Conjugation of comunen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) comunen, comune
present tense past tense
1st-person singular comune comuned
2nd-person singular comunest comunedest
3rd-person singular comuneth comuned
subjunctive singular comune
imperative singular —
plural1 comunen, comune comuneden, comunede
imperative plural comuneth, comune —
participles comunynge, comunende comuned

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

Descendants

  • English: common (obsolete); commune
  • Middle Scots: common, commone, commoun, commoune

References

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