norturen

Middle English

Alternative forms

norture, nurtur

Etymology

From norture +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnurˌtiu̯rən/, /ˈnur(ə)turən/

Verb

norturen (Late Middle English)

To rear or foster children; to nurture.
To teach; to make one learn.

Conjugation

Conjugation of norturen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) norturen, norture
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	norture	nortured
2nd-person singular	norturest	norturedest
3rd-person singular	nortureth	nortured
subjunctive singular	norture	nortured
imperative singular	norture	—

plural¹	norturen, norture	nortureden, norturede
imperative plural	nortureth, norture	—

participles	norturynge, norturende	nortured, ynortured

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

Descendants

English: nurture
Scots: norter

References

“nortūren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-15.

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