"praten" meaning in Middle English

See praten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈpraːtən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Dutch praten. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|dum|praten}} Middle Dutch praten Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} praten Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|prat}} Forms: weak [table-tags], praten [infinitive], to praten [infinitive], prate [infinitive], prate [first-person, present, singular], prated [first-person, past, singular], pratest [present, second-person, singular], pratedest [past, second-person, singular], prateth [present, singular, third-person], prated [past, singular, third-person], prate [present, singular, subjunctive], prated [past, singular, subjunctive], prate [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], praten [plural, present], prate [plural, present], prateden [past, plural], pratede [past, plural], prateth [imperative, plural, present], prate [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], pratynge [participle, present], pratende [participle, present], prated [participle, past], yprated [participle, past]
  1. to chatter inconsequentially Synonyms: prate, preten
    Sense id: en-praten-enm-verb-wPj9FqZS Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "prate",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "prated",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pratedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "prateth",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
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    },
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    },
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        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "prated",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
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      "form": "prate",
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        "present",
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        "past",
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        "present"
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pratynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "pratende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "prated",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "yprated",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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        },
        {
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        "to chatter inconsequentially"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpraːtən/"
    }
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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      "form": "prate",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    {
      "form": "prate",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
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      "form": "prated",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "pratest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "prateth",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "prated",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prate",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "praten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prate",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prateden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pratede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prateth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prate",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pratynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pratende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prated",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "yprated",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "to chatter inconsequentially"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "chatter",
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        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpraːtən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "prate"
    },
    {
      "word": "preten"
    }
  ],
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}

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