confermen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• comferme, conferme, confermi, confirme, confirmye

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French confermer, from Latin confirmō; equivalent to con- +‎ fermen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔnˈfɛrmən/, /kunˈfɛrmən/

Verb

confermen

1. To strengthen; to make firm or secure:
   1. To confirm (assure accuracy)
   2. To assent to; to approve.
2. To grant land or a title.
3. To confirm (perform the sacrament of confirmation)
4. (rare) To decide or resolve to do.
5. (rare) To claim; to state.

Conjugation

Conjugation of confermen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) confermen, conferme
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	conferme	confermed
2nd-person singular	confermest	confermedest
3rd-person singular	confermeth	confermed
subjunctive singular	conferme
imperative singular		—
plural1	confermen, conferme	confermeden, confermede
imperative plural	confermeth, conferme	—
participles	confermynge, confermende	confermed

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

Related terms

• confermement
• confermynge
• confirmacioun

Descendants

• English: confirm

References

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