comforten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• conforten

Etymology

From Old French conforter, from Latin confortō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kumˈfɔrtən/, /kun-/

Verb

comforten

1. to comfort

Conjugation

Conjugation of comforten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) comforten, comforte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	comforte	comforted
2nd-person singular	comfortest	comfortedest
3rd-person singular	comforteth	comforted
subjunctive singular	comforte
imperative singular		—
plural1	comforten, comforte	comforteden, comfortede
imperative plural	comforteth, comforte	—
participles	comfortynge, comfortende	comforted

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

Descendants

• English: comfort
• Yola: comfoort

References

• “cǒmforten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.