Infinitive
beteren; to beteren; betere
Participles
| Present | beterynge; beterende |
| Past | betered; ybetered |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | betere |
| 2nd sing. | beterest |
| 3rd sing. | betereth |
| 1st plur. | beteren; betere; betereth |
| 2nd plur. | beteren; betere; betereth |
| 3rd plur. | beteren; betere; betereth |
Past
| 1st sing. | betered; beterede |
| 2nd sing. | beteredest |
| 3rd sing. | betered; beterede |
| 1st plur. | betereden; betered; beterede |
| 2nd plur. | betereden; betered; beterede |
| 3rd plur. | betereden; betered; beterede |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | betere |
| 2nd sing. | betere |
| 3rd sing. | betere |
Past
| 1st sing. | betered; beterede |
| 2nd sing. | betered; beterede |
| 3rd sing. | betered; beterede |
Imperative
| Singular | betere |
| Plural | betereth; betere |
Verbs conjugated like beteren
syflen,
seisen,
cristenen,
snyten,
snowen,
snewen,
saucen,
sarsen,
whelven,
whelpen,
whelmen,
smoren,
smaken,
sliken,
sotten,
solven,
skyren,
bekenen,
beteren,
bewrien, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
From Old English beterian, from Proto-Germanic *batizōną; equivalent to bettre + -en (infinitival suffix). See: Old English '
beterian', Proto-Germanic '
*batizōną'.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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