enchaunten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• enchaunte, enchanten, enchant

Etymology

From Old French enchanter; from Latin incantō; equivalent to en- +‎ chaunten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnˈtʃantən/, /ɛnˈtʃau̯ntən/

Verb

enchaunten

1. To enchant; to put under an enchantment.
2. (figuratively) To greatly affect.

Conjugation

Conjugation of enchaunten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) enchaunten, enchaunte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	enchaunte	enchaunted
2nd-person singular	enchauntest	enchauntedest
3rd-person singular	enchaunteth	enchaunted
subjunctive singular	enchaunte
imperative singular		—
plural1	enchaunten, enchaunte	enchaunteden, enchauntede
imperative plural	enchaunteth, enchaunte	—
participles	enchauntynge, enchauntende	enchaunted, yenchaunted

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

Derived terms

• enchauntement
• enchaunteresse
• enchauntour
• enchauntynge

Descendants

• English: enchant
• Scots: enchant

References

• “enchaunten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-12-09.