quaveren in Middle English

IPA: /ˈkwaːv(ə)rən/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From quaven + -eren (frequentative suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|quaven|-eren|pos2=frequentative suffix}} quaven + -eren (frequentative suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} quaveren, {{enm-verb|stem=quaver}} quaveren (third-person singular simple present quavereth, present participle quaverende, quaverynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quavered) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|quaver|inf2=0|y=0}} Forms: quavereth [present, singular, third-person], quaverende [participle, present], quaverynge [participle, present], quavered [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], quaveren [infinitive], to quaveren [infinitive], quavere [infinitive], quavere [first-person, present, singular], quavered [first-person, past, singular], quaverest [present, second-person, singular], quaveredest [past, second-person, singular], quavereth [present, singular, third-person], quavered [past, singular, third-person], quavere [present, singular, subjunctive], quavered [past, singular, subjunctive], quavere [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], quaveren [plural, present], quavere [plural, present], quavereden [past, plural], quaverede [past, plural], quavereth [imperative, plural, present], quavere [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], quaverynge [participle, present], quaverende [participle, present], quavered [participle, past], quaver [alternative]

Alternative forms

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"quaveren" meaning in Middle English

Verb

Alternative forms