"foten" meaning in Middle English

See foten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈfoːtən/
Etymology: From fot (“foot”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|fot|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix|t1=foot}} fot (“foot”) + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} foten, {{enm-verb|stem=fot}} foten (third-person singular simple present foteth, present participle fotende, fotynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle foted) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|fot}} Forms: foteth [present, singular, third-person], fotende [participle, present], fotynge [participle, present], foted [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], foten [infinitive], to foten [infinitive], fote [infinitive], fote [first-person, present, singular], foted [first-person, past, singular], fotest [present, second-person, singular], fotedest [past, second-person, singular], foteth [present, singular, third-person], foted [past, singular, third-person], fote [present, singular, subjunctive], foted [past, singular, subjunctive], fote [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], foten [plural, present], fote [plural, present], foteden [past, plural], fotede [past, plural], foteth [imperative, plural, present], fote [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], fotynge [participle, present], fotende [participle, present], foted [participle, past], yfoted [participle, past], fote [alternative], foot [alternative], foote [alternative]
  1. (rare) To move with one's feet; to step. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-foten-enm-verb-GtHw2q2E Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Dance Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 39 31 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Dance: 51 36 14
  2. (rare) To execute footwork; to step to music. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-foten-enm-verb-lPk2wWq~ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 42 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 33 36
  3. (rare) To lay a building's foundation. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-foten-enm-verb-4248eWIZ Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Buildings and structures Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Buildings and structures: 28 31 42

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "To move with one's feet; to step."
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        "(rare) To move with one's feet; to step."
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        "To execute footwork; to step to music."
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        "(rare) To execute footwork; to step to music."
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        "To lay a building's foundation."
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        "(rare) To lay a building's foundation."
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      "ipa": "/ˈfoːtən/"
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    {
      "form": "foted",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
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        "past",
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        "present"
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        "To execute footwork; to step to music."
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        "(rare) To execute footwork; to step to music."
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        "rare"
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
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        "To lay a building's foundation."
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        "(rare) To lay a building's foundation."
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      "ipa": "/ˈfoːtən/"
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}

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