enchaunten

Middle English

Alternative forms

enchaunte, enchanten, enchant

Etymology

From Old French enchanter; from Latin incantō; equivalent to en- +‎ chaunten.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛnˈtʃantən/, /ɛnˈtʃau̯ntən/

Verb

enchaunten

To enchant; to put under an enchantment.
(figuratively) To greatly affect.

Conjugation

Conjugation of enchaunten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) enchaunten, enchaunte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	enchaunte	enchaunted
2nd-person singular	enchauntest	enchauntedest
3rd-person singular	enchaunteth	enchaunted
subjunctive singular	enchaunte	enchaunted
imperative singular	enchaunte	—

plural¹	enchaunten, enchaunte	enchaunteden, enchauntede
imperative plural	enchaunteth, enchaunte	—

participles	enchauntynge, enchauntende	enchaunted, yenchaunted

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

Derived terms

Descendants

English: enchant
Scots: enchant

References

“enchaunten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-12-09.

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