"acten" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈaktən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin actum. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|la|actum}} Latin actum Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} acten Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|act}} Forms: weak [table-tags], acten [infinitive], to acten [infinitive], acte [infinitive], acte [first-person, present, singular], acted [first-person, past, singular], actest [present, second-person, singular], actedest [past, second-person, singular], acteth [present, singular, third-person], acted [past, singular, third-person], acte [present, singular, subjunctive], acted [past, singular, subjunctive], acte [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], acten [plural, present], acte [plural, present], acteden [past, plural], actede [past, plural], acteth [imperative, plural, present], acte [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], actynge [participle, present], actende [participle, present], acted [participle, past], yacted [participle, past]
  1. (Late Middle English, rare) To act upon or adjudicate (a case at law). Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-acten-enm-verb-ec89vtUd Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for acten meaning in Middle English (3.4kB)

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