"daunten" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈdantən/, /ˈdau̯ntən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French danter, donter, from Latin domitō. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|enm|fro|danter|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French danter, {{bor+|enm|fro|danter}} Borrowed from Old French danter, {{m|fro|donter}} donter, {{der|enm|la|domitō}} Latin domitō Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} daunten, {{enm-verb|stem=daunt}} daunten (third-person singular simple present daunteth, present participle dauntende, dauntynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle daunted) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|daunt}} Forms: daunteth [present, singular, third-person], dauntende [participle, present], dauntynge [participle, present], daunted [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], daunten [infinitive], to daunten [infinitive], daunte [infinitive], daunte [first-person, present, singular], daunted [first-person, past, singular], dauntest [present, second-person, singular], dauntedest [past, second-person, singular], daunteth [present, singular, third-person], daunted [past, singular, third-person], daunte [present, singular, subjunctive], daunted [past, singular, subjunctive], daunte [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], daunten [plural, present], daunte [plural, present], daunteden [past, plural], dauntede [past, plural], daunteth [imperative, plural, present], daunte [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], dauntynge [participle, present], dauntende [participle, present], daunted [participle, past], ydaunted [participle, past]
  1. To attain victory and control over; to subjugate.
    Sense id: en-daunten-enm-verb-mk9eledz
  2. To overwhelm; to make obedient or compliant.
    Sense id: en-daunten-enm-verb-VNXx5LQ5
  3. To domesticate or exert command over animals. Categories (topical): Emotions Categories (lifeform): Animals
    Sense id: en-daunten-enm-verb-ndJR-wst Disambiguation of Emotions: 2 1 10 11 28 17 30 Disambiguation of Animals: 2 2 42 11 0 1 43
  4. To stem, curb or check feelings, speech or moodiness. Categories (topical): Emotions Categories (lifeform): Animals
    Sense id: en-daunten-enm-verb-6j4-Ylbr Disambiguation of Emotions: 2 1 10 11 28 17 30 Disambiguation of Animals: 2 2 42 11 0 1 43
  5. (rare) To daunt; to make scared. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-daunten-enm-verb-8vWL0CAv Disambiguation of Emotions: 2 1 10 11 28 17 30
  6. (rare) To stroke a baby to calm it. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-daunten-enm-verb-g~Ocx6~x Disambiguation of Emotions: 2 1 10 11 28 17 30
  7. (rare) To butter up; to praise to win influence. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Emotions, War Categories (lifeform): Animals
    Sense id: en-daunten-enm-verb-1SH~7Xte Disambiguation of Emotions: 2 1 10 11 28 17 30 Disambiguation of War: 9 9 14 13 10 10 34 Disambiguation of Animals: 2 2 42 11 0 1 43 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 13 18 2 2 61 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 2 12 19 2 2 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: danten, daunt, daunte, dawnt, dawnten, dawntyn Related terms: dauntynge

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daunte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daunted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daunte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daunten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daunte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daunteden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dauntede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daunteth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daunte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dauntynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dauntende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daunted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydaunted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "daunten",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "daunt"
      },
      "expansion": "daunten (third-person singular simple present daunteth, present participle dauntende, dauntynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle daunted)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "daunt"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "dauntynge"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To attain victory and control over; to subjugate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "victory",
          "victory"
        ],
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ],
        [
          "subjugate",
          "subjugate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To overwhelm; to make obedient or compliant."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "overwhelm",
          "overwhelm"
        ],
        [
          "obedient",
          "obedient"
        ],
        [
          "compliant",
          "compliant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To domesticate or exert command over animals."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "domesticate",
          "domesticate"
        ],
        [
          "command",
          "command"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To stem, curb or check feelings, speech or moodiness."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stem",
          "stem"
        ],
        [
          "curb",
          "curb"
        ],
        [
          "check",
          "check"
        ],
        [
          "feelings",
          "feelings"
        ],
        [
          "speech",
          "speech"
        ],
        [
          "moodiness",
          "moodiness"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To daunt; to make scared."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "daunt",
          "daunt"
        ],
        [
          "scared",
          "scared"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To daunt; to make scared."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To stroke a baby to calm it."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stroke",
          "stroke"
        ],
        [
          "calm",
          "calm"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To stroke a baby to calm it."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To butter up; to praise to win influence."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "butter up",
          "butter up"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To butter up; to praise to win influence."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdantən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdau̯ntən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "danten"
    },
    {
      "word": "daunt"
    },
    {
      "word": "daunte"
    },
    {
      "word": "dawnt"
    },
    {
      "word": "dawnten"
    },
    {
      "word": "dawntyn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "daunten"
}

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