"doten" meaning in Middle English

See doten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɔːtən/
Etymology: From Middle Low German or Middle Dutch doten (“be silly”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þeutaną (“to roar, howl”), similar to Dutch dutten. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|gml|-}} Middle Low German, {{bor|enm|dum|doten|t=be silly}} Middle Dutch doten (“be silly”), {{der|enm|gem-pro|*þeutaną|t=to roar, howl}} Proto-Germanic *þeutaną (“to roar, howl”), {{cog|nl|dutten}} Dutch dutten Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} doten Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|dot}} Forms: weak [table-tags], doten [infinitive], to doten [infinitive], dote [infinitive], dote [first-person, present, singular], doted [first-person, past, singular], dotest [present, second-person, singular], dotedest [past, second-person, singular], doteth [present, singular, third-person], doted [past, singular, third-person], dote [present, singular, subjunctive], doted [past, singular, subjunctive], dote [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], doten [plural, present], dote [plural, present], doteden [past, plural], dotede [past, plural], doteth [imperative, plural, present], dote [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], dotynge [participle, present], dotende [participle, present], doted [participle, past], ydoted [participle, past]
  1. To be or become or foolish, deranged or insane. Categories (topical): Mind
    Sense id: en-doten-enm-verb-brhZksUo Disambiguation of Mind: 37 41 17 5
  2. To be or become senile; to suffer from the wear of age. Categories (topical): Age, Mind
    Sense id: en-doten-enm-verb--9hZJQDm Disambiguation of Age: 10 79 9 2 Disambiguation of Mind: 37 41 17 5 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: 3 45 49 4 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 44 50 4
  3. (rare) To fall apart; to suffer from wear. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Mind
    Sense id: en-doten-enm-verb-fGTzOZDl Disambiguation of Mind: 37 41 17 5 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: 3 45 49 4 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 44 50 4
  4. (rare) To be unconscious or weak. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-doten-enm-verb-8fnvMFfI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dotie, dote, doton Derived forms: dotage, dotard, dote, dotynge

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
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        "participle",
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    },
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      "form": "ydoted",
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        "past"
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        "To be or become senile; to suffer from the wear of age."
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          "senile",
          "senile"
        ]
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          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
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      "glosses": [
        "To fall apart; to suffer from wear."
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      "id": "en-doten-enm-verb-fGTzOZDl",
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          "wear",
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        "(rare) To fall apart; to suffer from wear."
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "To be unconscious or weak."
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        "(rare) To be unconscious or weak."
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɔːtən/"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dotie"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dote"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "doton"
    }
  ],
  "word": "doten"
}
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    "Middle English terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Middle English terms derived from Middle Low German",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "infinitive"
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      "form": "dotende",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "doted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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        "participle",
        "past"
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To be or become or foolish, deranged or insane."
      ],
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          "foolish",
          "foolish"
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        [
          "insane",
          "insane"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To be or become senile; to suffer from the wear of age."
      ],
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          "senile",
          "senile"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "To fall apart; to suffer from wear."
      ],
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        [
          "wear",
          "wear"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare) To fall apart; to suffer from wear."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be unconscious or weak."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unconscious",
          "unconscious"
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        [
          "weak",
          "weak"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To be unconscious or weak."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɔːtən/"
    }
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    {
      "word": "dotie"
    },
    {
      "word": "dote"
    },
    {
      "word": "doton"
    }
  ],
  "word": "doten"
}

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