yeten
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English gēotan, from Proto-West Germanic *geutan.
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
yeten (third-person singular simple present yeteth, present participle yetende, yetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative yet, past participle yoten)
- (transitive) To pour out from a container.
- (intransitive) To flow or gush.
- (reflexive) To overflow.
- (transitive, medicine) To emit fluid from the body.
- (transitive, figurative) To send out, to send forth; to express.
- (transitive, medicine) to administer medication by drop or injection.
- (transitive, chemistry) To melt or soften; to dissolve.
- (transitive, smithing) To cast; to found.
- (transitive) To disperse or scatter.
- (transitive) To take out for use; to brandish.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of yeten (strong class 2 or weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) yeten, yete | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | yete | yet, yeted | |
2nd-person singular | yetest | yote, yet, yetedest | |
3rd-person singular | yeteth | yet, yeted | |
subjunctive singular | yete | yote1, yeted1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | yeten, yete | yoten, yote, yeteden, yetede | |
imperative plural | yeteth, yete | — | |
participles | yetynge, yetende | yoten, yote, yeted, yyoten, yyote, yyeted |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
- English: yet, ewte (dialectal), yete (obsolete)
- Scots: ȝet, yet, yat
- ⇒ English: yote (via past participle yoten) (dialectal)
References edit
- “yeten, v.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 May 2018.
Etymology 2 edit
From ye (“you (plural)”) + -ten (“causative suffix”).
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
yeten
- To address someone with "ye", i.e. with formality or politeness
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of yeten (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
- English: yeet
See also edit
References edit
- “yeten, v.(4).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 May 2018.