contenten

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Middle English

Alternative forms

contente

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French contenter and from Medieval Latin contentāre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔnˈtɛntən/

Verb

contenten

to satisfy

Conjugation

Conjugation of contenten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) contenten, contente
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	contente	contented
2nd-person singular	contentest	contentedest
3rd-person singular	contenteth	contented
subjunctive singular	contente	contented
imperative singular	contente	—

plural¹	contenten, contente	contenteden, contentede
imperative plural	contenteth, contente	—

participles	contentynge, contentende	contented, ycontented

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

Descendants

English: content
Yola: contented (adj.)

References

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

Spanish

Verb

contenten

inflection of contentar:
1. third-person plural present subjunctive
2. third-person plural imperative

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