conqueren

Middle English

Alternative forms

• conquer, conquere, conquery, conquire, conqwere

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French conquerre, from Latin conquaerō, conquīrō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kunˈkwɛːrən/, /ˈkunkwərən/
• (after Latin conquīrō) IPA^(key): /kɔnˈkwiːrən/

Verb

conqueren (third-person singular simple present conquereth, present participle conquerende, conquerynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle conquered)

1. To conquer or subjugate (territory)
2. To win against; to be victorious.
3. To obtain, win or garner (outside of war)
4. (rare) To obtain control over an emotion.
5. (rare) To accomplish; to be successful in.

Conjugation

Conjugation of conqueren (weak in -ed/-de)

infinitive	(to) conqueren, conquere
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	conquere	conquered, conquerde
2nd-person singular	conquerest	conqueredest, conquerdest
3rd-person singular	conquereth	conquered, conquerde
subjunctive singular	conquere
imperative singular		—
plural1	conqueren, conquere	conquereden, conquerede, conquerden, conquerde
imperative plural	conquereth, conquere	—
participles	conquerynge, conquerende	conquered

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

Related terms

• conquerour

Descendants

• English: conquer
• Middle Scots: conquer, conquere
• Middle Welsh: cwncwerio, kwncwerio
  • Welsh: concro (remodelled after modern English)

References

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