versifien

Middle English

Alternative forms

versifye, versefiȝe, versfy, versevy, versyfyyn, vercifie

Etymology

From Old French versifier, from Latin versificō; equivalent to vers +‎ -ifien.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛrsifiːən/

Verb

versifien (rare)

To versify; to make poetry.
To tell in verse.

Conjugation

Conjugation of versifien (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) versifien, versifie
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	versifie	versified
2nd-person singular	versifiest	versifiedest
3rd-person singular	versifieth	versified
subjunctive singular	versifie	versified
imperative singular	versifie	—

plural¹	versifien, versifie	versifieden, versifiede
imperative plural	versifieth, versifie	—

participles	versifiynge, versifiende	versified, yversified

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

Descendants

English: versify

References

“versifīen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-27.

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