differren

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Old French differer, diferer, from Latin differō. ==== Alternative forms ==== deferre, deferren, defferre, differre, dyfferre ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /diˈfɛrən/, /ˈdifɛrən/ ==== Verb ==== differren To postpone or defer; to do later than was planned. (rare) To differ; to be dissimilar from. (rare) To avoid thinking about; to block from thought. (rare) To block or halt; to cause to stop. (rare) To make different or dissimilar from. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== difference different differryng ===== Descendants ===== English: differ; defer (Etymology 1) Scots: differ ===== References ===== “differren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 31 July 2019. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Middle French déférer, from Latin dēferō. ==== Alternative forms ==== deferre, dyfferryn ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /diˈfɛrən/, /ˈdifɛrən/ ==== Verb ==== differren (Late Middle English, rare) To send to one's superiors; to refer for judgement. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== defferent ===== Descendants ===== defer (Etymology 2) ===== References ===== “dēfēren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 31 July 2019.