deliten

Catalan

Verb

deliten

1. third-person plural present indicative of delitar

Middle English

Alternative forms

• delite, delyte, delytyn, delytt, diliten

Etymology

From Old French deliter, from Latin delectare; equivalent to delite +‎ -en (infinitival).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːˈliːtən/

Verb

deliten

1. (transitive, intransitive) To experience delight or joy; to have enjoyment.
2. (transitive, intransitive) To make someone experience delight or joy; to give enjoyment.
3. (transitive, rare) To want to do or enjoy doing something.

Conjugation

Conjugation of deliten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) deliten, delite
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	delite	delited
2nd-person singular	delitest	delitedest
3rd-person singular	deliteth	delited
subjunctive singular	delite
imperative singular		—
plural1	deliten, delite	deliteden, delitede
imperative plural	deliteth, delite	—
participles	delitynge, delitende	delited, ydelited

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

Descendants

• English: delight
• Scots: delite, delicht

References

• “dēlīten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-25.