recomaunden

Middle English

Alternative forms

• recomanden, recommaunden, recommanden, rekomaunden, recomounden, recomaunde

Etymology

From Old French recomander; equivalent to re- +‎ comaunden and a doublet of recommenden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛkuˌmau̯ndən/, /ˈrɛkuˌmandən/, /ˌrɛkuˈm-/

Verb

recomaunden (third-person singular simple present recomaundeth, present participle recomaundende, recomaundynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle recomaunded)

1. To mention to another (positively); to recommend.
2. To acclaim; to highly approve of.
3. To entrust someone or something to another's care, improvement, etc.
4. (rare) To mention in a prayer.

Conjugation

Conjugation of recomaunden (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) recomaunden, recomaunde
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	recomaunde	recomaunded
2nd-person singular	recomaundest	recomaundedest
3rd-person singular	recomaundeth	recomaunded
subjunctive singular	recomaunde
imperative singular		—
plural1	recomaunden, recomaunde	recomaundeden, recomaundede
imperative plural	recomaundeth, recomaunde	—
participles	recomaundynge, recomaundende	recomaunded, yrecomaunded

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

References

• “recommaunden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2020-01-07.