conceyven

Middle English

Alternative forms

• conceive, conceyve, consaive, consayfe, consayve, conseyven, conseywe

Etymology

From Old French concevoir, from Latin concipiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔnˈsæi̯vən/, /kɔnˈsɛːvən/

Verb

conceyven

1. To become pregnant; to conceive.
2. To cause, lead to.
3. To absorb (draw up)
4. To feel (an emotion)
5. To notice; to observe
6. To understand; to comprehend:
   1. To develop a viewpoint.
   2. To plan; to plot.

Conjugation

Conjugation of conceyven (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) conceyven, conceyve
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	conceyve	conceyved
2nd-person singular	conceyvest	conceyvedest
3rd-person singular	conceyveth	conceyved
subjunctive singular	conceyve
imperative singular		—
plural1	conceyven, conceyve	conceyveden, conceyvede
imperative plural	conceyveth, conceyve	—
participles	conceyvynge, conceyvende	conceyved, yconceyved

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

Related terms

• concepcioun
• conceyte
• conceyvynge

Descendants

• English: conceive

References

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