officen

Middle English

Alternative forms

office, officee, officien

Etymology

From Old French officier (modern French officier), from Latin officiō; equivalent to office +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔˈfiːsən/, /ˈɔfisən/, /ɔˈfiːsiən/

Verb

officen

(rare, Late Middle English) To execute a Christian worship service.

Conjugation

Conjugation of officen (weak)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	(to) officen
1st person singular	office	officede
2nd person singular	officest	officedest
3rd person singular	officeþ, officeth	officede
plural	officen	officeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	office	officede
plural	officen	officeden
imperative	present
singular	office
plural	officeþ, officeth
participle	present	past
participle	officende, officinge	officed, yofficed

References

“offī̆cen, v.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-20.

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