affermen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• aferme, afermen, afferme, affyrmyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French afermer, from Latin affirmō; equivalent to a- +‎ fermen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfɛrmən/

Verb

affermen

1. To decide upon; to ratify.
2. To confirm (a statement or claim)
3. To claim or assert.
4. (law) To take an oath.
5. (rare) To make fixed or secure.

Conjugation

Conjugation of affermen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) affermen, afferme
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	afferme	affermed
2nd-person singular	affermest	affermedest
3rd-person singular	affermeth	affermed
subjunctive singular	afferme
imperative singular		—
plural1	affermen, afferme	affermeden, affermede
imperative plural	affermeth, afferme	—
participles	affermynge, affermende	affermed

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

Related terms

• affermour
• affermynge

Descendants

• English: affirm

References

• “affermen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.