differren

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French differer, diferer, from Latin differō.

Alternative forms

• deferre, deferren, defferre, differre, dyfferre

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈfɛrən/, /ˈdifɛrən/

Verb

differren

2. To postpone or defer; to do later than was planned.
3. (rare) To differ; to be dissimilar from.
4. (rare) To avoid thinking about; to block from thought.
5. (rare) To block or halt; to cause to stop.
6. (rare) To make different or dissimilar from.

Conjugation

Conjugation of differren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) differren, differre
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	differre	differred
2nd-person singular	differrest	differredest
3rd-person singular	differreth	differred
subjunctive singular	differre
imperative singular		—
plural1	differren, differre	differreden, differrede
imperative plural	differreth, differre	—
participles	differrynge, differrende	differred, ydifferred

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

Related terms

• difference
• different
• differryng

Descendants

• English: differ; defer (Etymology 1)
• Scots: differ

References

• “differren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 31 July 2019.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French déférer, from Latin dēferō.

Alternative forms

• deferre, dyfferryn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈfɛrən/, /ˈdifɛrən/

Verb

differren

2. (Late Middle English, rare) To send to one's superiors; to refer for judgement.

Conjugation

Conjugation of differren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) differren, differre
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	differre	differred
2nd-person singular	differrest	differredest
3rd-person singular	differreth	differred
subjunctive singular	differre
imperative singular		—
plural1	differren, differre	differreden, differrede
imperative plural	differreth, differre	—
participles	differrynge, differrende	differred, ydifferred

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

Related terms

• defferent

Descendants

• defer (Etymology 2)

References

• “dēfēren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 31 July 2019.