wayten
Middle English
Alternative forms
- waiten
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman waiter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛi̯tən/
Verb
wayten
- to wait
Conjugation
Conjugation of wayten (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) wayten, wayte | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | wayte | wayted | |
2nd-person singular | waytest | waytedest | |
3rd-person singular | wayteth | wayted | |
subjunctive singular | wayte | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | wayten, wayte | wayteden, waytede | |
imperative plural | wayteth, wayte | — | |
participles | waytynge, waytende | wayted, ywayted |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: wait
- Yola: waaite
References
- “waiten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.