yeten
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Old English gēotan.
Verb
yeten (third-person singular simple present yetteþ, present participle yetende, simple past yette, 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, figuratively) 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.
References
- “yeten, (v.3)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 May 2018.
Alternative forms
- ȝeten, ȝeetyn
Etymology 2
From ye (“you (plural)”) + -en (“infinitive marker”).
Verb
yeten
- To address someone with "ye", i.e. with formality or politeness
Descendants
- English: yeet
See also
References
- “yeten, (v.4)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 May 2018.
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