waiten

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Middle English

Alternative forms

wayten

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman waiter.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwæi̯tən/

Verb

waiten

to look at, behold
to be in attendance (on sb.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of *waiten* (weak in -ed)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to) waiten, waite

1st-person singular	waite	waited
2nd-person singular	waitest	waitedest
3rd-person singular	waiteth	waited
subjunctive singular	waite	waited
imperative singular	waite	—

plural¹	waiten, waite	waiteden, waitede
imperative plural	waiteth, waite	—

participles	waitynge, waitende	waited, ywaited

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

Derived terms

waiter (“attendant”)
- English: waiter
- → Irish: vaidhtéir

Descendants

English: wait
Yola: waaite; wiethe, weithe, waithe; ⇒ dwyth, dwithe

References

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

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