Infinitive
compassen; to compassen; compasse
Participles
| Present | compassende; compassynge |
| Past | compassed; ycompassed |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | compasse |
| 2nd sing. | compassest |
| 3rd sing. | compasseth |
| 1st plur. | compassen; compasse; compasseth |
| 2nd plur. | compassen; compasse; compasseth |
| 3rd plur. | compassen; compasse; compasseth |
Past
| 1st sing. | compassed; compassede |
| 2nd sing. | compassedest |
| 3rd sing. | compassed; compassede |
| 1st plur. | compasseden; compassed; compassede |
| 2nd plur. | compasseden; compassed; compassede |
| 3rd plur. | compasseden; compassed; compassede |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | compasse |
| 2nd sing. | compasse |
| 3rd sing. | compasse |
Past
| 1st sing. | compassed; compassede |
| 2nd sing. | compassed; compassede |
| 3rd sing. | compassed; compassede |
Imperative
| Singular | compasse |
| Plural | compasseth; compasse |
Verbs conjugated like compassen
synnen,
syften,
serven,
snoren,
snesen,
sighen,
skewen,
wondren,
symulen,
blosmen,
blissen,
suffisen,
blessen,
damagen,
daunten,
dauncen,
gamenen,
plukken,
wratthen,
snarken, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
From Old French compasser; equivalent to compass + -en (infinitival suffix). See: Old French '
compasser'.
Verbs referencing "compassen"
English
compass.
Sample Sentences
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The title of the hundrid and eiȝtthe ſalm. To victorye, the ſalm of Dauid. / God, holde thou not ſtille my preiſyng; for the mouth of the ſynner, and the mouth of the gileful man is openyd on me. / Thei ſpaken ayens me with a gileful tunge, and thei cumpassiden me with wordis of hatrede; and fouȝten ayens me with out cauſe. (The title of the one hundred and eighth psalm: "To Victory; the Psalm of David". / God; don't hold still my praising, as the mouths of the sinners and the mouths of the guilty have opened against me. / They spoke against me with a guilty tongue, they plotted against me with words of hatred, and they fought against me without justification.) [a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Psalms 108:1-3”, in Wycliffe's Bible:]
Cognates
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