"queynten" meaning in Middle English

See queynten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkwæi̯ntən/
Etymology: An apheretic form of aqueynten. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|to acquaint}}, {{apheretic form|enm|aqueynten|nocap=1}} apheretic form of aqueynten Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} queynten, {{enm-verb|stem=queynt}} queynten (third-person singular simple present queynteth, present participle queyntende, queyntynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle queynted) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|queynt|inf2=0|y=0}} Forms: queynteth [present, singular, third-person], queyntende [participle, present], queyntynge [participle, present], queynted [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], queynten [infinitive], to queynten [infinitive], queynte [infinitive], queynte [first-person, present, singular], queynted [first-person, past, singular], queyntest [present, second-person, singular], queyntedest [past, second-person, singular], queynteth [present, singular, third-person], queynted [past, singular, third-person], queynte [present, singular, subjunctive], queynted [past, singular, subjunctive], queynte [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], queynten [plural, present], queynte [plural, present], queynteden [past, plural], queyntede [past, plural], queynteth [imperative, plural, present], queynte [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], queyntynge [participle, present], queyntende [participle, present], queynted [participle, past], queynt [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
  1. (reflexive, uncommon) To acquaint oneself. Tags: reflexive, uncommon
    Sense id: en-queynten-enm-verb-RxPgE3hO Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (intransitive, rare, passive voice) To become acquainted. Tags: intransitive, rare
    Sense id: en-queynten-enm-verb-kCJr3J6- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Alternative forms

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        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "queyntende",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "queyntynge",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "queynted",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "queynten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to queynten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "queynte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "queynte",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "queynteth",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "queynte",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "queynte",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "queynteden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "queyntede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "queynteth",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "queyntynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "queyntende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "queynted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "queynt",
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        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "To acquaint oneself."
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        "To become acquainted."
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        "(intransitive, rare, passive voice) To become acquainted."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwæi̯ntən/"
    }
  ],
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    "Middle English lemmas",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "queynte",
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        "present"
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      "form": "queynteden",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "queyntede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "queyntynge",
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    },
    {
      "form": "queyntende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
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        "To acquaint oneself."
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        "To become acquainted."
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      "ipa": "/ˈkwæi̯ntən/"
    }
  ],
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}

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