vauten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• vouten, vowten, vowtyn

Etymology

From Old French volter; equivalent to vaute +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvau̯tən/, /ˈvɔu̯tən/

Verb

vauten

1. to vault (equip with an arch)

Conjugation

Conjugation of vauten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) vauten, vaute
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	vaute	vauted
2nd-person singular	vautest	vautedest
3rd-person singular	vauteth	vauted
subjunctive singular	vaute
imperative singular		—
plural1	vauten, vaute	vauteden, vautede
imperative plural	vauteth, vaute	—
participles	vautynge, vautende	vauted, yvauted

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

Descendants

• English: vault
• Scots: vowt

References

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