glorifien

Middle English

Alternative forms

• glorifie, glorifye, gloryfy, gloryfye

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman glorifier, from Late Latin glorificō; equivalent to glorie +‎ -ifien.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɔːrifiːən/

Verb

glorifien

1. To compliment, acclaim, or recognise someone
2. To devote oneself to or to worship someone.
3. To empower; to grant a quality or attribute.
4. To brag, boast or engage in self-aggrandisement.
5. (rare) To edify or improve; to make glorious.

Conjugation

Conjugation of glorifien (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) glorifien, glorifie
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	glorifie	glorified
2nd-person singular	glorifiest	glorifiedest
3rd-person singular	glorifieth	glorified
subjunctive singular	glorifie
imperative singular		—
plural1	glorifien, glorifie	glorifieden, glorifiede
imperative plural	glorifieth, glorifie	—
participles	glorifiynge, glorifiende	glorified, yglorified

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

Derived terms

• glorifiynge

Descendants

• English: glorify
• Scots: glorifee

References

• “glōrifīen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-27.