boten – Middle English verb conjugation

Middle English verb forms of boten

Infinitive

boten; to boten; bote

Participles

Presentbotynge; botende
Pastboted; yboted

Indicative

Present

1st sing.bote
2nd sing.botest
3rd sing.boteth
1st plur.boten; bote; boteth
2nd plur.boten; bote; boteth
3rd plur.boten; bote; boteth

Past

1st sing.boted; botede
2nd sing.botedest
3rd sing.boted; botede
1st plur.boteden; boted; botede
2nd plur.boteden; boted; botede
3rd plur.boteden; boted; botede

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.bote
2nd sing.bote
3rd sing.bote

Past

1st sing.boted; botede
2nd sing.boted; botede
3rd sing.boted; botede

Imperative

Singularbote
Pluralboteth; bote

Verbs conjugated like boten

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 bōtian; equivalent to bote (“help”) + -en (infinitival suffix).

Sample Sentences

Cognates

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