conqueren

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French conquerre, from Latin conquaerō, conquīrō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kunˈkwɛːrən/, /ˈkunkwərən/
  • (after Latin conquīrō) IPA(key): /kɔnˈkwiːrən/

Verb

conqueren (third-person singular simple present conquereth, present participle conquerende, conquerynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle conquered)

  1. To conquer or subjugate (territory).
    • 1471 September 28 [1464], Raoul le ffeure, translated by Willyam Caxton, [T]he recuyell of the hiſtoryes of Troye, [London], translation of Le recueil de histoires de Troye (in Middle French), published c. 1474; republished by H. Oskar Sommer, editor‎[1]volume II, London: David Nutt, 1894, →OCLC, leaf 175 verso:
      WHan hercules had receyuyd the name and the affaires of affer/ he toke hym for his frende. and ſo ſaid to hym that he wolde accompanye hym to conquerre lybye
      When Hercules had heard of the name and deeds of Afer, he accepted him as a friend, and consequently said to him that he'd partner with him to conquer Libya.
  2. To win against; to be victorious.
  3. To obtain, win or garner (outside of war)
  4. (rare) To obtain control over an emotion.
  5. (rare) To accomplish; to be successful in.

Conjugation

Conjugation of conqueren (weak in -ed/-de)
infinitive (to) conqueren, conquere
present tense past tense
1st-person singular conquere conquered, conquerde
2nd-person singular conquerest conqueredest, conquerdest
3rd-person singular conquereth conquered, conquerde
subjunctive singular conquere
imperative singular —
plural1 conqueren, conquere conquereden, conquerede, conquerden, conquerde
imperative plural conquereth, conquere —
participles conquerynge, conquerende conquered, conquerd

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

Descendants

  • English: conquer
  • Middle Scots: conquer, conquere
  • Middle Welsh: cwncwerio, kwncwerio
    • Welsh: concro (remodelled after modern English)

References

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