differren

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French differer, diferer, from Latin differō.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈfɛrən/, /ˈdifɛrən/

Verb

differren

  2. To postpone or defer; to do later than was planned.
  3. (rare) To differ; to be dissimilar from.
  4. (rare) To avoid thinking about; to block from thought.
  5. (rare) To block or halt; to cause to stop.
  6. (rare) To make different or dissimilar from.
Conjugation
Conjugation of differren (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) differren, differre
present tense past tense
1st-person singular differre differred
2nd-person singular differrest differredest
3rd-person singular differreth differred
subjunctive singular differre
imperative singular —
plural1 differren, differre differreden, differrede
imperative plural differreth, differre —
participles differrynge, differrende differred, ydifferred

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

Descendants
  • English: differ; defer (Etymology 1)
  • Scots: differ
References

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French déférer, from Latin dēferō.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈfɛrən/, /ˈdifɛrən/

Verb

differren

  2. (Late Middle English, rare) To send to one's superiors; to refer for judgement.
Conjugation
Conjugation of differren (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) differren, differre
present tense past tense
1st-person singular differre differred
2nd-person singular differrest differredest
3rd-person singular differreth differred
subjunctive singular differre
imperative singular —
plural1 differren, differre differreden, differrede
imperative plural differreth, differre —
participles differrynge, differrende differred, ydifferred

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

Descendants
References
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