waiten in Middle English

IPA: /ˈwæi̯tən/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman waiter. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|waiter}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman waiter Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} waiten Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|wait}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], waiten [infinitive], to waiten [infinitive], waite [infinitive], waite [first-person, present, singular], waited [first-person, past, singular], waitest [present, second-person, singular], waitedest [past, second-person, singular], waiteth [present, singular, third-person], waited [past, singular, third-person], waite [present, singular, subjunctive], waited [past, singular, subjunctive], waite [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], waiten [plural, present], waite [plural, present], waiteden [past, plural], waitede [past, plural], waiteth [imperative, plural, present], waite [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], waitynge [participle, present], waitende [participle, present], waited [participle, past], ywaited [participle, past], wayten [alternative]

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      "word": "→ Irish: vaidhtéir"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "waaite"
    },
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    {
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        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "to waiten",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waite",
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        "infinitive"
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        "present",
        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "waiten",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    {
      "form": "waite",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "waiteden",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "waitede",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "waiteth",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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        "present"
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        "present"
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      "form": "waited",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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      "form": "ywaited",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
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        "to look at, behold"
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        "to be in attendance (on sb.)"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwæi̯tən/"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Anglo-Norman",
    "Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
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        "English"
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    },
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      "form": "to waiten",
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        "past",
        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "present",
        "singular",
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        "singular",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waiten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waiteden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waitede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waiteth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "waitynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waitende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waited",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywaited",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wayten",
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to look at, behold"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "look"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be in attendance (on sb.)"
      ],
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          "attendance",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwæi̯tən/"
    }
  ],
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}

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"waiten" meaning in Middle English

Verb

Alternative forms