affermen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French afermer, from Latin affirmō; equivalent to a- + fermen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
affermen
- To decide upon; to ratify.
- To confirm (a statement or claim)
- To claim or assert.
- (law) To take an oath.
- (rare) To make fixed or secure.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of affermen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: affirm
References edit
- “affermen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.