questen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French quester, from Latin quaestō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwɛstən/

Verb

questen

  1. (hunting) To find one's quarry or catch.
  2. (hunting) To howl or bark after finding one's quarry (as a hunting dog).

Conjugation

Conjugation of questen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) questen, queste
present tense past tense
1st-person singular queste quested
2nd-person singular questest questedest
3rd-person singular questeth quested
subjunctive singular queste
imperative singular —
plural1 questen, queste questeden, questede
imperative plural questeth, queste —
participles questynge, questende quested, yquested

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

Descendants

  • English: quest

References

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