envien

See also: envíen

Catalan

Verb

envien

1. third-person plural present indicative of enviar

Middle English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnˈviːən/

Etymology 1

From Old French envier, from Medieval Latin invidiō, invidiāre, alteration of Latin invideō; equivalent to envie +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• envye

Verb

envien

1. To envy; to be envious.
2. (rare) To be hostile; to anger (another).

Conjugation

infinitive	(to) envien
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	envie	envied
2nd-person singular	enviest	enviedest
3rd-person singular	envieth	envied
subjunctive singular	envie
imperative singular		—
plural1	envien, envie	envieden, enviede
imperative plural	envieth, envie	—
participles	enviynge, enviende	envied

Conjugation of envien (weak in -ed)

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

Descendants

• English: envy
• Scots: envy

References

• “envīen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old French envier, from Latin invitō, invitāre.

Alternative forms

• envye

Verb

envien

1. To compete; to be competitive.

Conjugation

infinitive	(to) envien
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	envie	envied
2nd-person singular	enviest	enviedest
3rd-person singular	envieth	envied
subjunctive singular	envie
imperative singular		—
plural1	envien, envie	envieden, enviede
imperative plural	envieth, envie	—
participles	enviynge, enviende	envied

Conjugation of envien (weak in -ed)

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

Descendants

• English: envy (obsolete)

References

• “envīen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.