recomaunden

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French recomander; equivalent to re- +‎ comaunden and a doublet of recommenden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛkuˌmau̯ndən/, /ˈrɛkuˌmandən/, /ˌrɛkuˈm-/

Verb

recomaunden (third-person singular simple present recomaundeth, present participle recomaundende, recomaundynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle recomaunded)

  1. To mention to another (positively); to recommend.
  2. To acclaim; to highly approve of.
  3. To entrust someone or something to another's care, improvement, etc.
  4. (rare) To mention in a prayer.

Conjugation

Conjugation of recomaunden (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) recomaunden, recomaunde
present tense past tense
1st-person singular recomaunde recomaunded
2nd-person singular recomaundest recomaundedest
3rd-person singular recomaundeth recomaunded
subjunctive singular recomaunde
imperative singular
plural1 recomaunden, recomaunde recomaundeden, recomaundede
imperative plural recomaundeth, recomaunde
participles recomaundynge, recomaundende recomaunded, yrecomaunded

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

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