afrounten

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French afronter (“to defy”), from Vulgar Latin *affrontāre (“to hit in the face”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈfruːntən/, /aˈfruntən/

Verb

afrounten

  1. To insult, affront.
  2. To be offensive.

Conjugation

Conjugation of afrounten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) afrounten, afrounte
present tense past tense
1st-person singular afrounte afrounted
2nd-person singular afrountest afrountedest
3rd-person singular afrounteth afrounted
subjunctive singular afrounte
imperative singular —
plural1 afrounten, afrounte afrounteden, afrountede
imperative plural afrounteth, afrounte —
participles afrountynge, afrountende afrounted

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: affront
  • Scots: affront

References

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