bateren

Catalan

Verb

bateren

1. third-person plural preterite indicative of batre

Galician

Verb

bateren

1. inflection of bater:
   1. third-person plural future subjunctive
   2. third-person plural personal infinitive

Middle English

Alternative forms

• batre

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French batre (< Latin battere, earlier battuere), with the Old French infinitival ending retained as if baten (“to beat”) +‎ -eren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbat(ə)rən/

Verb

bateren (third-person singular simple present batereth, present participle baterende, baterynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle batered)

1. To batter; to forcefully or repetitively beat or whack.
2. (rare, of a bird) To flap one's wings.
3. (rare) To pat; to gently and lightly touch.
4. (rare, music) To resound; to produce vibrations.
5. (rare) To impress; to produce an image on.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bateren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) bateren, batere
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	batere	batered
2nd-person singular	baterest	bateredest
3rd-person singular	batereth	batered
subjunctive singular	batere
imperative singular		—
plural1	bateren, batere	batereden, baterede
imperative plural	batereth, batere	—
participles	baterynge, baterende	batered, ybatered

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

Descendants

• English: batter
• Scots: batter

References

• “bat(e)ren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.