mercien

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mercien, mercyn

Etymology

From Old French mercier.

Verb

mercien (rare)

1. To thank; to give gratitude or thanks.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mercien (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) mercien, mercie
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	mercie	mercied
2nd-person singular	merciest	merciedest
3rd-person singular	mercieth	mercied
subjunctive singular	mercie
imperative singular		—
plural1	mercien, mercie	mercieden, merciede
imperative plural	mercieth, mercie	—
participles	merciynge, merciende	mercied, ymercied

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