doten

See also: Doten

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

doten

  1. third-person plural present indicative of dotar

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German or Middle Dutch doten (be silly), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þeutaną (to roar, howl), similar to Dutch dutten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔːtən/

Verb

doten

  1. To be or become foolish, deranged or insane.
  2. To be or become senile; to suffer from the wear of age.
  3. (rare) To fall apart; to suffer from wear.
  4. (rare) To be unconscious or weak.

Conjugation

Conjugation of doten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) doten, dote
present tense past tense
1st-person singular dote doted
2nd-person singular dotest dotedest
3rd-person singular doteth doted
subjunctive singular dote
imperative singular
plural1 doten, dote doteden, dotede
imperative plural doteth, dote
participles dotynge, dotende doted, ydoted

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: dote
  • Scots: doit

References

Spanish

Verb

doten

  1. inflection of dotar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative