empoverishen

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • impoverishen
  • empoverischen
  • enpoverisshen

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman empoveriss-, from Old French empoverir, from em- + povre, from Latin pauper (“poor”).

Verb

empoverishen

Conjugation

Conjugation of empoverishen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) empoverishen, empoverishe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular empoverishe empoverished
2nd-person singular empoverishest empoverishedest
3rd-person singular empoverisheth empoverished
subjunctive singular empoverishe
imperative singular —
plural1 empoverishen, empoverishe empoverisheden, empoverishede
imperative plural empoverisheth, empoverishe —
participles empoverishynge, empoverishende empoverished, yempoverished

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

Descendants

  • English: impoverish

References

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