prophecien

Middle English

Alternative forms

• proficy, prophesye, prophecie, prophycye, prophecyen

Etymology

Partly from prophecie +‎ -en (infinitival suffix), and partly borrowed from Middle French prophecier, prophesier, from prophecie (“prophecy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔˈfɛːsiːən/, /ˈprɔfɛsiːən/, /ˈprɔfəsiːən/

Verb

prophecien

1. To prophesy; to communicate a divine message; to act as a prophet.
2. To predict or to foretell the future (with or without godly support)
3. To interpret or discern religious matters with the aid of divine forces.

Conjugation

Conjugation of prophecien (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) prophecien, prophecie
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	prophecie	prophecied
2nd-person singular	propheciest	propheciedest
3rd-person singular	prophecieth	prophecied
subjunctive singular	prophecie
imperative singular		—
plural1	prophecien, prophecie	prophecieden, propheciede
imperative plural	prophecieth, prophecie	—
participles	propheciynge, propheciende	prophecied, yprophecied

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

Descendants

• English: prophesy

References

• “prophē̆cīen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-17.