buffeten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• buffete

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French buffeter, from buffet; equivalent to buffet (“blow, strike”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈfɛtən/, /ˈbufɛtən/

Verb

buffeten (third-person singular simple present buffeteth, present participle buffetende, buffetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle buffeted)

1. To strike with the hand; to buffet.
2. (figurative, rare) To rebuke.

Conjugation

Conjugation of buffeten (weak in -ed/suffixless)

infinitive	(to) buffeten, buffete
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	buffete	buffeted, buffete
2nd-person singular	buffetest	buffetedest, buffetest
3rd-person singular	buffeteth	buffeted, buffete
subjunctive singular	buffete
imperative singular		—
plural1	buffeten, buffete	buffeteden, buffetede, buffeten, buffete
imperative plural	buffeteth, buffete	—
participles	buffetynge, buffetende	buffeted, buffet, ybuffeted, ybuffet

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

Descendants

• English: buffet

References

• “buffeten, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

buffeten m

1. definite singular of buffet

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

buffeten m

1. definite singular of buffet