differren

differren

Middle English

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Old French differer, diferer, from Latin differō.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /diˈfɛrən/, /ˈdifɛrən/

    Verb

    differren

    1. To postpone or defer; to do later than was planned.
    2. (rare) To differ; to be dissimilar from.
    3. (rare) To avoid thinking about; to block from thought.
    4. (rare) To block or halt; to cause to stop.
    5. (rare) To make different or dissimilar from.
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of differren (weak in -ed)
    infinitive (to) differren, differre
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular differre differred
    2nd-person singular differrest differredest
    3rd-person singular differreth differred
    subjunctive singular differre
    imperative singular
    plural1 differren, differre differreden, differrede
    imperative plural differreth, differre
    participles differrynge, differrende differred, ydifferred

    1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

    Descendants
    • English: differ; defer (Etymology 1)
    • Scots: differ
    References

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Middle French déférer, from Latin dēferō.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /diˈfɛrən/, /ˈdifɛrən/

    Verb

    differren

    1. (Late Middle English, rare) To send to one's superiors; to refer for judgement.
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of differren (weak in -ed)
    infinitive (to) differren, differre
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular differre differred
    2nd-person singular differrest differredest
    3rd-person singular differreth differred
    subjunctive singular differre
    imperative singular
    plural1 differren, differre differreden, differrede
    imperative plural differreth, differre
    participles differrynge, differrende differred, ydifferred

    1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

    Descendants
    References