aqueynten

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French acointier, from Early Medieval Latin accognitāre; compare queynte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkwæi̯ntən/

Verb

aqueynten

1. to acquaint

Conjugation

Conjugation of aqueynten (weak in -ed/-te)

infinitive	(to) aqueynten, aqueynte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	aqueynte	aqueynted, aqueynte
2nd-person singular	aqueyntest	aqueyntedest, aqueyntest
3rd-person singular	aqueynteth	aqueynted, aqueynte
subjunctive singular	aqueynte
imperative singular		—
plural1	aqueynten, aqueynte	aqueynteden, aqueyntede, aqueynten, aqueynte
imperative plural	aqueynteth, aqueynte	—
participles	aqueyntynge, aqueyntende	aqueynted, aqueynt

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

Derived terms

• aqueyntaunce

Descendants

• English: acquaint
• Scots: acquant, acquent, acquaint, awquant; acquaant (Shetland)

References

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