obumbren
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French obumbrer (“to overshadow”), from Latin obumbrō (“to overshadow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔˈbumbrən/, /aˈbumbrən/
Verb
obumbren (third-person singular simple present obumbreth, present participle obumbrende, obumbrynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle obumbred)
- (of countries) to overshadow
- (of people, with over or to) to spread like a shadow over
- (of eyes) to cover
- (of the germination of beans) to shelter or protect
- (Christianity, in passive, to be obumbred to) to be caused to overshadow (a reference to the causative role played by the Holy Spirit in the Virgin Mary's conception of Christ)
- Chaucer
- Or half the blisse who coude wryte or tel
- Whan the holy goost to thee was obumbred
- Chaucer
Conjugation
Conjugation of obumbren (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) obumbren, obumbre | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | obumbre | obumbred | |
| 2nd-person singular | obumbrest | obumbredest | |
| 3rd-person singular | obumbreth | obumbred | |
| subjunctive singular | obumbre | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | obumbren, obumbre | obumbreden, obumbrede | |
| imperative plural | obumbreth, obumbre | — | |
| participles | obumbrynge, obumbrende | obumbred, yobumbred | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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