daunten
Middle English
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old French danter, donter, from Latin domitō.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editdaunten (third-person singular simple present daunteth, present participle dauntende, dauntynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle daunted)
- To attain victory and control over; to subjugate.
- To overwhelm; to make obedient or compliant.
- To domesticate or exert command over animals.
- To stem, curb or check feelings, speech or moodiness.
- (rare) To daunt; to make scared.
- (rare) To stroke a baby to calm it.
- (rare) To butter up; to praise to win influence.
Conjugation
editConjugation of daunten (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “daunten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-07.
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