waiten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wayten

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman waiter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwæi̯tən/

Verb

waiten

1. to look at, behold
2. to be in attendance (on sb.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of waiten (weak in -ede)

infinitive	(to) waiten, waite
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	waite	waited(e)
2nd-person singular	waitest	waitedest
3rd-person singular	waiteth	waited(e)
subjunctive singular	waite
imperative singular		—
plural1	waiten, waite	waiteden, waited(e)
imperative plural	waiteth, waite	—
participles	waitynge, waitende	waited, ywaited

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

Derived terms

• waiter (“attendant”)
  • English: waiter
  • → Irish: vaidhtéir

Descendants

• English: wait
• Yola: waaite; wiethe, weithe, waithe; ⇒ dwyth, dwithe

References

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