contenten

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French contenter and from Medieval Latin contentāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔnˈtɛntən/

Verb

contenten

  1. 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
imperative singular
plural1 contenten, contente contenteden, contentede
imperative plural contenteth, contente
participles contentynge, contentende contented, ycontented

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

Descendants

  • English: content
  • Yola: contented (adj.)

References

Spanish

Verb

contenten

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