escheten
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old French escheoiter, from escheoit, past participle of escheoir (“to fall”); equivalent to eschete + -en (infinitival suffix). Compare acheten.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]escheten
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of escheten (weak in -ed/suffixless)
| infinitive | (to) escheten | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | eschete | escheted, eschete | |
| 2nd-person singular | eschetest | eschetedest, eschetest | |
| 3rd-person singular | escheteth | escheted, eschete | |
| subjunctive singular | eschete | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | escheten, eschete | escheteden, eschetede, escheten, eschete | |
| imperative plural | escheteth, eschete | — | |
| participles | eschetynge, eschetende | escheted, eschet | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- English: escheat
References
[edit]- “eschēten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.