bateren

Catalan

Verb

bateren

third-person plural preterite indicative form of batre

Middle English

Alternative forms

batre

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French batre (< Latin battere, earlier battuere), with the Old French infinitival ending retained as if baten (“to beat”) +‎ -eren.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbat(ə)rən/

Verb

bateren (third-person singular simple present batereth, present participle baterende, baterynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle batered)

To batter; to forcefully or repetitively beat or whack.
(rare, of a bird) To flap one's wings.
(rare) To pat; to gently and lightly touch.
(rare, music) To resound; to produce vibrations.
(rare) To impress; to produce an image on.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bateren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) bateren
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	batere	batered
2nd-person singular	baterest	bateredest
3rd-person singular	batereth	batered
subjunctive singular	batere	batered
imperative singular	batere	—

plural¹	bateren, batere	batereden, baterede
imperative plural	batereth, batere	—

participles	baterynge, baterende	batered, ybatered

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

Descendants

English: batter
Scots: batter

References

“bat(e)ren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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