yeten

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English gēotan, from Proto-West Germanic *geutan.

Alternative forms

• geten, yetten, ȝeten, ȝetten, ȝeoten, geoten

Verb

yeten (third-person singular simple present yeteth, present participle yetende, yetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative yet, past participle yoten)

2. (transitive) To pour out from a container.
3. (intransitive) To flow or gush.
4. (reflexive) To overflow.
5. (transitive, medicine) To emit fluid from the body.
6. (transitive, figurative) To send out, to send forth; to express.
7. (transitive, medicine) to administer medication by drop or injection.
8. (transitive, chemistry) To melt or soften; to dissolve.
9. (transitive, smithing) To cast; to found.
10. (transitive) To disperse or scatter.
11. (transitive) To take out for use; to brandish.

Conjugation

Conjugation of yeten (strong class 2 or weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) yeten, yete
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	yete	yet, yeted
2nd-person singular	yetest	yote, yet, yetedest
3rd-person singular	yeteth	yet, yeted
subjunctive singular	yete	yote1, yeted1
imperative singular		—
plural2	yeten, yete	yoten, yote, yeteden, yetede
imperative plural	yeteth, yete	—
participles	yetynge, yetende	yoten, yote, yeted, yyoten, yyote, yyeted

¹ Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
² Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: yet, ewte (dialectal), yete (obsolete), yeet
• Scots: ȝet, yet, yat
• ⇒ English: yote (via past participle yoten) (dialectal)

References

• “yeten, v.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 May 2018.

Etymology 2

From ye (“you (plural)”) +‎ -ten (“causative suffix”).

Alternative forms

• ȝeten, ȝeetyn

Verb

yeten

2. To address someone with "ye", i.e. with formality or politeness

Conjugation

Conjugation of yeten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) yeten, yete
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	yete	yeted
2nd-person singular	yetest	yetedest
3rd-person singular	yeteth	yeted
subjunctive singular	yete
imperative singular		—
plural1	yeten, yete	yeteden, yetede
imperative plural	yeteth, yete	—
participles	yetynge, yetende	yeted, yyeted

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

Descendants

• English: yeet

See also

• thouten
• thouen

References

• “yeten, v.(4).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 May 2018.

Further reading

• Wikipedia: T-V distinction