furbisshen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• foorbushe, forbyschyn, fourboshe, ffrubysche, furbush, furbusshe

Etymology

Borrowed from forbiss-, extended stem of Old French forbir, from Frankish *furbēn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfurbiʃən/

Verb

furbisshen

1. To polish or burnish.

Conjugation

Conjugation of furbisshen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) furbisshen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	furbisshe	furbisshed
2nd-person singular	furbisshest	furbisshedest
3rd-person singular	furbissheth	furbisshed
subjunctive singular	furbisshe
imperative singular		—
plural1	furbisshen, furbisshe	furbissheden, furbisshede
imperative plural	furbissheth, furbisshe	—
participles	furbisshynge, furbisshende	furbisshed, yfurbisshed

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

Related terms

• furbisshour

Descendants

• English: furbish

References

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