counten

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman counter, conter, from Latin computō; equivalent to counte (“computation”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːntən/

Verb

counten (third-person singular simple present counteth, present participle countende, countynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle counted) (especially Late Middle English)

  1. To count (enumerate; give the number of)
  2. To count; to analyse or consider as a member of a group.
  3. To consider important; to matter to.
  4. To provide accounts or records of.
  5. (rare) To narrate or recount.

Conjugation

Conjugation of counten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) counten, counte
present tense past tense
1st-person singular counte counted
2nd-person singular countest countedest
3rd-person singular counteth counted
subjunctive singular counte
imperative singular —
plural1 counten, counte counteden, countede
imperative plural counteth, counte —
participles countynge, countende counted, ycounted

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

Descendants

  • English: count
  • Scots: coont, count

References

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