commenden

Middle English

Alternative forms

• comenden, comendyn, commende

Etymology

From Old French comender, from Latin commendō; doublet of comaunden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈmɛndən/, /kɔ-/

Verb

commenden

1. To recommend, commend or laud (someone or something)
2. To place someone under another's protection or authority.
3. (rare) To grant to someone for protection.

Conjugation

Conjugation of commenden (weak in -ed/suffixless)

infinitive	(to) commenden, commende
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	commende	commended, commende
2nd-person singular	commendest	commendedest, commendest
3rd-person singular	commendeth	commended, commende
subjunctive singular	commende
imperative singular		—
plural1	commenden, commende	commendeden, commendede, commenden, commende
imperative plural	commendeth, commende	—
participles	commendynge, commendende	commended, commend, ycommended, ycommend

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

Related terms

• commendable
• commendably
• commendacioun
• commendynge
• recommendacioun
• recommenden

Descendants

• English: commend
• Scots: commend

References

• “commenden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 January 2020.