buffeten
Middle English
Alternative forms
- buffete
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French buffeter, from buffet; equivalent to buffet (“blow, strike”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈfɛtən/, /ˈbufɛtən/
Verb
buffeten (third-person singular simple present buffeteth, present participle buffetende, buffetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle buffeted)
- To stike with the hand; to buffet.
- (figurative, rare) To rebuke.
Conjugation
Conjugation of buffeten (weak in -ed/suffixless)
| infinitive | (to) buffeten, buffete | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | buffete | buffeted, buffete | |
| 2nd-person singular | buffetest | buffetedest, buffetest | |
| 3rd-person singular | buffeteth | buffeted, buffete | |
| subjunctive singular | buffete | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | buffeten, buffete | buffeteden, buffetede, buffeten, buffete | |
| imperative plural | buffeteth, buffete | — | |
| participles | buffetynge, buffetende | buffeted, buffet, ybuffeted, ybuffet | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: buffet
References
- “buffeten, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
buffeten m
- definite singular of buffet
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
buffeten m
- definite singular of buffet