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)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of daunten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) daunten, daunte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	daunte	daunted
2nd-person singular	dauntest	dauntedest
3rd-person singular	daunteth	daunted
subjunctive singular	daunte
imperative singular		—
plural1	daunten, daunte	daunteden, dauntede
imperative plural	daunteth, daunte	—
participles	dauntynge, dauntende	daunted, ydaunted

¹Sometimes 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.