wanten

See also: Wanten

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑntən

Noun

wanten

1. plural of want

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wanton, wantten

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse vanta, from Proto-Germanic *wanatōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwantən/

Verb

wanten

1. to lack

Conjugation

Conjugation of wanten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) wanten, wante
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	wante	wanted
2nd-person singular	wantest	wantedest
3rd-person singular	wanteth	wanted
subjunctive singular	wante
imperative singular		—
plural1	wanten, wante	wanteden, wantede
imperative plural	wanteth, wante	—
participles	wantynge, wantende	wanted, ywanted

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

Descendants

• English: want
• Scots: want
• Yola: waant

References

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