wanten

See also: Wanten

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -ɑntən

Noun

wanten

plural of want

Middle English

Alternative forms

wanton, wantten

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse vanta, from Proto-Germanic *wanatōną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwantən/

Verb

wanten

to lack

Conjugation

Conjugation of wanten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) wanten, wante
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	wante	wanted
2nd-person singular	wantest	wantedest
3rd-person singular	wanteth	wanted
subjunctive singular	wante	wanted
imperative singular	wante	—

plural¹	wanten, wante	wanteden, wantede
imperative plural	wanteth, wante	—

participles	wantynge, wantende	wanted, ywanted

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

Descendants

English: want
Scots: want
Yola: waant

References

“wanten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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