vauten
Middle English
Alternative forms
- vouten, vowten, vowtyn
Etymology
From Old French volter; equivalent to vaute + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvau̯tən/, /ˈvɔu̯tən/
Verb
vauten
- to vault (equip with an arch)
Conjugation
Conjugation of vauten (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) vauten, vaute | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | vaute | vauted | |
2nd-person singular | vautest | vautedest | |
3rd-person singular | vauteth | vauted | |
subjunctive singular | vaute | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | vauten, vaute | vauteden, vautede | |
imperative plural | vauteth, vaute | — | |
participles | vautynge, vautende | vauted, yvauted |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: vault
- Scots: vowt
References
- “vauten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.