douten

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French doter.

Verb

douten

1. to doubt

Conjugation

Conjugation of douten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) douten, doute
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	doute	douted
2nd-person singular	doutest	doutedest
3rd-person singular	douteth	douted
subjunctive singular	doute
imperative singular		—
plural1	douten, doute	douteden, doutede
imperative plural	douteth, doute	—
participles	doutynge, doutende	douted, ydouted

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

Descendants

• English: doubt

References

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