acten

Latin

Noun

actēn

accusative singular of actē

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin actum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaktən/

Verb

acten

(Late Middle English, rare) To act upon or adjudicate (a case at law).

Conjugation

Conjugation of acten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) acten, acte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	acte	acted
2nd-person singular	actest	actedest
3rd-person singular	acteth	acted
subjunctive singular	acte	acted
imperative singular	acte	—

plural¹	acten, acte	acteden, actede
imperative plural	acteth, acte	—

participles	actynge, actende	acted, yacted

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

Descendants

English: act
Scots: ack

References

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

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