affermen
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old French afermer, from Latin affirmō; equivalent to a- + fermen.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editaffermen
- 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
editConjugation of affermen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- English: affirm
References
edit- “affermen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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