absteynen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old French astenir, abstenir, from Latin abstineō (“to hold oneself back”) from abs- (“from”) + teneō (“I hold”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /abˈstæi̯nən/

    Verb

    absteynen

    1. to avoid, stay away from, refrain from partaking of.

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of absteynen (weak in -ed)
    infinitive (to) absteynen, absteyne
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular absteyne absteyned
    2nd-person singular absteynest absteynedest
    3rd-person singular absteyneth absteyned
    subjunctive singular absteyne
    imperative singular —
    plural1 absteynen, absteyne absteyneden, absteynede
    imperative plural absteyneth, absteyne —
    participles absteynynge, absteynende absteyned, yabsteyned

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

    Descendants

    • English: abstain
    • Scots: absteen

    References

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