afrounten

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Middle English

Alternative forms

afronten, afrounti

Etymology

From Old French afronter (“to defy”), from Vulgar Latin *affrontāre (“to hit in the face”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈfruːntən/, /aˈfruntən/

Verb

afrounten

To insult, affront.
To be offensive.

Conjugation

Conjugation of afrounten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) afrounten, afrounte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	afrounte	afrounted
2nd-person singular	afrountest	afrountedest
3rd-person singular	afrounteth	afrounted
subjunctive singular	afrounte	afrounted
imperative singular	afrounte	—

plural¹	afrounten, afrounte	afrounteden, afrountede
imperative plural	afrounteth, afrounte	—

participles	afrountynge, afrountende	afrounted

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: affront
Scots: affront

References

“afrǒunten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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