"wanten" meaning in English

See wanten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From Middle English wanten, equivalent to want + -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wanten}} Middle English wanten, {{suffix|en|want|en|id2=plural present}} want + -en Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wanten
  1. (obsolete, dialectal) plural simple present of want Tags: dialectal, form-of, obsolete, plural, present Form of: want
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