quaveren

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From quaven +‎ -eren (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwaːv(ə)rən/

Verb

quaveren (third-person singular simple present quavereth, present participle quaverende, quaverynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quavered)

  1. (Late Middle English, intransitive, rare) To waver or vacillate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of quaveren (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) quaveren, quavere
present tense past tense
1st-person singular quavere quavered
2nd-person singular quaverest quaveredest
3rd-person singular quavereth quavered
subjunctive singular quavere
imperative singular —
plural1 quaveren, quavere quavereden, quaverede
imperative plural quavereth, quavere —
participles quaverynge, quaverende quavered

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

Descendants

  • English: quaver

References

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