officen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• office, officee, officien

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

officen

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of officen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) officen, office
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	office	officed
2nd-person singular	officest	officedest
3rd-person singular	officeth	officed
subjunctive singular	office
imperative singular		—
plural1	officen, office	officeden, officede
imperative plural	officeth, office	—
participles	officynge, officende	officed, yofficed

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

References

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