yeten
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English gēotan, from Proto-West Germanic *geutan.
Verb
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
Conjugation of yeten (strong class 2 or weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) yeten, yete | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
- “yeten, v.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 May 2018.
Alternative forms
- ȝeten, ȝeetyn
Conjugation
Conjugation of yeten (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) yeten, yete | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | yete | yeted | |
| 2nd-person singular | yetest | yetedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | yeteth | yeted | |
| subjunctive singular | yete | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | yeten, yete | yeteden, yetede | |
| imperative plural | yeteth, yete | — | |
| participles | yetynge, yetende | yeted, yyeted | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: yeet
References
- “yeten, v.(4).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 May 2018.
Further reading
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