recommenden

Middle English

Alternative forms

recomenden, recommende, recommend

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman recommender; equivalent to re- +‎ commenden and a doublet of recomaunden.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɛkuˌmɛndən/, /ˌrɛkuˈ-/

Verb

recommenden (third-person singular simple present recommendeth, present participle recommendende, recommendynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle recommended)

To entrust someone or something to another's care, improvement, etc.
To entrust oneself to another's care, improvement, etc.
To recommend (oneself, something, or someone)
To praise or commend (oneself, something, or someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of recommenden (weak in -ed/suffixless)

infinitive	(to) recommenden, recommende
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	recommende	recommended, recommende
2nd-person singular	recommendest	recommendedest, recommendest
3rd-person singular	recommendeth	recommended, recommende
subjunctive singular	recommende	recommended, recommende
imperative singular	recommende	—

plural¹	recommenden, recommende	recommendeden, recommendede, recommenden, recommende
imperative plural	recommendeth, recommende	—

participles	recommendynge, recommendende	recommended, recommend, yrecommended, yrecommend

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

Descendants

English: recommend
Scots: recommend

References

“recommenden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2020-02-01.

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