daunten

Middle English

Alternative forms

danten, daunt, daunte, dawnt, dawnten, dawntyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French danter, donter, from Latin domitō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdantən/, /ˈdau̯ntən/

Verb

daunten (third-person singular simple present daunteth, present participle dauntende, dauntynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle daunted)

To attain victory and control over; to subjugate.
To overwhelm; to make obedient or compliant.
To domesticate or exert command over animals.
To stem, curb or check feelings, speech or moodiness.
(rare) To daunt; to make scared.
(rare) To stroke a baby to calm it.
(rare) To butter up; to praise to win influence.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *daunten* (weak in -ed)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to) daunten, daunte

1st-person singular	daunte	daunted
2nd-person singular	dauntest	dauntedest
3rd-person singular	daunteth	daunted
subjunctive singular	daunte	daunted
imperative singular	daunte	—

plural¹	daunten, daunte	daunteden, dauntede
imperative plural	daunteth, daunte	—

participles	dauntynge, dauntende	daunted, ydaunted

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

Related terms

dauntynge

Descendants

English: daunt
Scots: daunt

References

“daunten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-07.