enhauncen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman enhauncer, from Latin inaltō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛnˈhau̯nsən/, /ɛnˈhansən/
Verb
enhauncen
- To lift, heighten, or raise up:
- To better or improve someone; to make someone better:
- To feel (excessively) prideful or vain; to have excessive pride.
- (rare) To instill pride or vanity; to make vain.
- (rare) To make a (source of sound) louder or more prominent.
- (rare) To become or cause to become more expensive.
- (rare) To become wealthy or rich.
- (rare, astrology) To be influential (of a planet).
Conjugation
Conjugation of enhauncen (weak)
infinitive | (to) enhauncen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | enhaunce | enhauncede |
2nd person singular | enhauncest | enhauncedest |
3rd person singular | enhaunceþ, enhaunceth | enhauncede |
plural | enhauncen | enhaunceden |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | enhaunce | enhauncede |
plural | enhauncen | enhaunceden |
imperative | present | |
singular | enhaunce | |
plural | enhaunceþ, enhaunceth | |
participle | present | past |
enhauncende, enhauncinge | enhaunced, yenhaunced |
Related terms
Descendants
- English: enhance
References
- “enhauncen, -ien, v.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-08-12.
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