corounen
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French coroner (modern French couronner), from Latin corōnō; equivalent to coroune + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈruːnən/, /ˈkruːnən/, /ˈkurunən/
Verb
corounen
- To put a crown on one's head (often as a symbol of power or might):
- To instill or cause a condition, feeling or mental state; to grant.
- To let or allow into a monastic community or grouping.
- (theology) To raise a virtuous people to Heaven.
- (Christianity) To install a high ecclesiastical figure.
- (rare) To wear a crown; to have a crown on one's head.
- (rare) To grant an influential office or duty.
- (rare) To have a specified kind of flower.
- (rare) To put the top portion of a brick wall on.
- (rare) To glorify or recognise.
Conjugation
Conjugation of corounen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) corounen, coroune | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | coroune | corouned | |
| 2nd-person singular | corounest | corounedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | corouneth | corouned | |
| subjunctive singular | coroune | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | corounen, coroune | corouneden, corounede | |
| imperative plural | corouneth, coroune | — | |
| participles | corounynge, corounende | corouned, ycorouned | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “corǒunen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-20.
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