See maten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "mated",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "mate",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "maten",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "mate",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "mateden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "matede",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mateth",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "mate",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "matynge",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "matende",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "mated",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ymated",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "mat",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "mate",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "matin",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "matyn",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "verb"
},
"expansion": "maten",
"name": "head"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mat",
"p_part2": "mat"
},
"name": "enm-conj-wk"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"To overpower, defeat or quell."
],
"links": [
[
"overpower",
"overpower"
],
[
"defeat",
"defeat"
],
[
"quell",
"quell"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To terrify or sadden; to render helpless."
],
"links": [
[
"terrify",
"terrify"
],
[
"sadden",
"sadden"
],
[
"render",
"render"
],
[
"helpless",
"helpless"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"To confuse; to confound."
],
"links": [
[
"confuse",
"confuse"
],
[
"confound",
"confound"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmaːtən/"
}
],
"word": "maten"
}
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