yeten

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English gēotan, from Proto-West Germanic *geutan.

Alternative forms

Verb

yeten (third-person singular simple present yeteth, present participle yetende, yetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative yet, past participle yoten)

  1. (transitive) To pour out from a container.
  2. (intransitive) To flow or gush.
  3. (reflexive) To overflow.
  4. (transitive, medicine) To emit fluid from the body.
  5. (transitive, figurative) To send out, to send forth; to express.
  6. (transitive, medicine) to administer medication by drop or injection.
  7. (transitive, chemistry) To melt or soften; to dissolve.
  8. (transitive, smithing) To cast; to found.
  9. (transitive) To disperse or scatter.
  10. (transitive) To take out for use; to brandish.
Conjugation
Conjugation of yeten (strong class 2 or weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) yeten, yete
present tense past tense
1st-person singular yete yet, yeted
2nd-person singular yetest yote, yet, yetedest
3rd-person singular yeteth yet, yeted
subjunctive singular yete yote1, yeted1
imperative singular
plural2 yeten, yete yoten, yote, yeteden, yetede
imperative plural yeteth, yete
participles yetynge, yetende yoten, yote, yeted, yyoten, yyote, yyeted

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
  • English: yet, ewte (dialectal), yete (obsolete), yeet
  • Scots: ȝet, yet, yat
  • English: yote (via past participle yoten) (dialectal)
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Etymology 2

From ye (you (plural)) +‎ -ten (causative suffix).

Alternative forms

Verb

yeten

  1. To address someone with "ye", i.e. with formality or politeness
Conjugation
Conjugation of yeten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) yeten, yete
present tense past tense
1st-person singular yete yeted
2nd-person singular yetest yetedest
3rd-person singular yeteth yeted
subjunctive singular yete
imperative singular
plural1 yeten, yete yeteden, yetede
imperative plural yeteth, yete
participles yetynge, yetende yeted, yyeted

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

Descendants
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