reformen

reformen

1. third-person plural present indicative of reformar

• refoorme, reforme, reformyn, refourme

Borrowed from Middle French and Anglo-Norman reformer, refourmer, from Latin rēfōrmō; equivalent to re- +‎ formen (“to create”).

For the variation in pronunciation, see forme (“form”).

• IPA^(key): /rɛːˈfɔrmən/, /rɛːˈfuːrmən/, /rɛːˈfurmən/

reformen (third-person singular simple present reformeth, present participle reformende, reformynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle reformed)

1. To restore or return to a former situation:
   1. To rejuvenate; to restore in might or power.
   2. (rare) To return (property); to reconcile (people).
2. To mend or improve; to change for the better:
   1. To amend or edit (writing or text)
   2. To redress or set right (a grievance)
3. To recreate or remake (usually in a superior manner)
4. (surgery, horticulture) To place or set again.

• reformacioun

• English: reform
• Middle Scots: reform, reforme
  • Scots: reform

• “dēfō̆rmen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

reformen m

1. definite singular of reform

reformen

1. inflection of reformar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

reformen

1. definite singular of reform