acten

Latin

Noun

actēn

1. accusative singular of actē

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin actum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaktən/

Verb

acten

1. (Late Middle English, rare) To act upon or adjudicate (a case at law).

Conjugation

Conjugation of acten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) acten, acte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	acte	acted
2nd-person singular	actest	actedest
3rd-person singular	acteth	acted
subjunctive singular	acte
imperative singular		—
plural1	acten, acte	acteden, actede
imperative plural	acteth, acte	—
participles	actynge, actende	acted, yacted

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

Descendants

• English: act
• Scots: ack

References

• “acten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.