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Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English gēotan, from Proto-West Germanic *geutan.
Verb
yeten (third-person singular simple present yeteth, present participle yetende, yetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative yet, past participle yoten)
- (transitive) To pour out from a container.
- (intransitive) To flow or gush.
- (reflexive) To overflow.
- (transitive, medicine) To emit fluid from the body.
- (transitive, figurative) To send out, to send forth; to express.
- (transitive, medicine) to administer medication by drop or injection.
- (transitive, chemistry) To melt or soften; to dissolve.
- (transitive, smithing) To cast; to found.
- (transitive) To disperse or scatter.
- (transitive) To take out for use; to brandish.
Conjugation
infinitive
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(to) yeten, yete
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present tense
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past tense
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1st-person singular
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yete
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yet, yeted
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2nd-person singular
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yetest
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yote, yet, yetedest
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3rd-person singular
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yeteth
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yet, yeted
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subjunctive singular
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yete
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yote1, yeted1
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imperative singular
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—
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plural2
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yeten, yete
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yoten, yote, yeteden, yetede
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imperative plural
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yeteth, yete
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—
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participles
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yetynge, yetende
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yoten, yote, yeted, yyoten, yyote, yyeted
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1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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Etymology 2
From ye (“you (plural)”) + -ten (“causative suffix”).
Verb
yeten
- To address someone with "ye", i.e. with formality or politeness
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
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