norturen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• norture, nurtur

Etymology

From norture +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnurˌtiu̯rən/, /ˈnur(ə)turən/

Verb

norturen (Late Middle English)

1. To rear or foster children; to nurture.
2. To teach; to make one learn.

Conjugation

Conjugation of norturen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) norturen, norture
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	norture	nortured
2nd-person singular	norturest	norturedest
3rd-person singular	nortureth	nortured
subjunctive singular	norture
imperative singular		—
plural1	norturen, norture	nortureden, norturede
imperative plural	nortureth, norture	—
participles	norturynge, norturende	nortured, ynortured

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

Descendants

• English: nurture
• Scots: norter

References

• “nortūren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-15.