waymenten

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman waimenter (central Old French guaimenter), a blend of wai (“woe”) and lamenter (“to lament”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wæi̯ˈmɛntən/, /ˈwæi̯mɛntən/

Verb

waymenten (third-person singular simple present waymenteth, present participle waymentende, waymentynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle waymented)

  1. (usually intransitive) To grieve or suffer; to experience distress.
  2. (usually intransitive) To wail or lament; to express distress.

Conjugation

Conjugation of waymenten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) waymenten, waymente
present tense past tense
1st-person singular waymente waymented
2nd-person singular waymentest waymentedest
3rd-person singular waymenteth waymented
subjunctive singular waymente
imperative singular —
plural1 waymenten, waymente waymenteden, waymentede
imperative plural waymenteth, waymente —
participles waymentynge, waymentende waymented

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

Descendants

  • English: wayment (obsolete)

References

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