prophecien
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Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Partly from prophecie + -en (infinitival suffix), and partly borrowed from Middle French prophecier, prophesier, from prophecie (“prophecy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]prophecien
- To prophesy; to communicate a divine message; to act as a prophet.
- To predict or to foretell the future (with or without godly support)
- To interpret or discern religious matters with the aid of divine forces.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of prophecien (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
[edit]- English: prophesy
References
[edit]- “prophē̆cīen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-17.