tempten

Catalan

Verb

tempten

  1. third-person plural present indicative of temptar

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French tempter, from Latin temptō, variant of tentō, frequentative of teneō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛm(p)tən/

Verb

tempten (third-person singular simple present tempteth, present participle temptende, temptynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle tempted)

  1. to tempt

Conjugation

Conjugation of tempten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) tempten, tempte
present tense past tense
1st-person singular tempte tempted
2nd-person singular temptest temptedest
3rd-person singular tempteth tempted
subjunctive singular tempte
imperative singular —
plural1 tempten, tempte tempteden, temptede
imperative plural tempteth, tempte —
participles temptynge, temptende tempted, ytempted

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

Descendants

  • English: tempt
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