enformen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === enfoorme, enforme, enfourme, en-fourme, enfourmen, informe informyn (Promptorium Parvulorum) === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French enfourmer, enformer, from Latin īnfōrmō; equivalent to en- +‎ formen (“to create”). For the variation in pronunciation, see forme. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛnˈfɔrmən/, /ɛnˈfuːrmən/, /ɛnˈfurmən/ === Verb === enformen (third-person singular simple present enformeth, present participle enformende, enformynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle enformed) To grant knowledge (to, about): To educate or teach (about); to provide a course of knowledge (to). To counsel; to provide advice for a situation. To inform or explain; to impart specific information. To engender or develop a cognitive attribute or faculty. (more generally) To form, develop, or arrange. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== enformacioun enformour ==== Descendants ==== English: inform Middle Scots: enforme, informe, infourme Scots: inform ==== References ==== “enfǒurmen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.