contenten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• contente

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French contenter and from Medieval Latin contentāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔnˈtɛntən/

Verb

contenten

1. to satisfy

Conjugation

Conjugation of contenten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) contenten, contente
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	contente	contented
2nd-person singular	contentest	contentedest
3rd-person singular	contenteth	contented
subjunctive singular	contente
imperative singular		—
plural1	contenten, contente	contenteden, contentede
imperative plural	contenteth, contente	—
participles	contentynge, contentende	contented, ycontented

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

Descendants

• English: content
• Yola: contented (adj.)

References

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

Spanish

Verb

contenten

1. inflection of contentar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative