pateren

Middle English

Alternative forms

• patren

Etymology

From pater.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpatərən/

Verb

pateren

1. To say the paternoster, pray.

Conjugation

Conjugation of pateren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) pateren, patere
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	patere	patered
2nd-person singular	paterest	pateredest
3rd-person singular	patereth	patered
subjunctive singular	patere
imperative singular		—
plural1	pateren, patere	patereden, paterede
imperative plural	patereth, patere	—
participles	paterynge, paterende	patered, ypatered

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

Descendants

• English: patter
• Fingallian: padreen (ger.)

References

• “patere(n, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.