afrounten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• afronten, afrounti

Etymology

From Old French afronter (“to defy”), from Vulgar Latin *affrontāre (“to hit in the face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfruːntən/, /aˈfruntən/

Verb

afrounten

1. To insult, affront.
2. To be offensive.

Conjugation

Conjugation of afrounten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) afrounten, afrounte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	afrounte	afrounted
2nd-person singular	afrountest	afrountedest
3rd-person singular	afrounteth	afrounted
subjunctive singular	afrounte
imperative singular		—
plural1	afrounten, afrounte	afrounteden, afrountede
imperative plural	afrounteth, afrounte	—
participles	afrountynge, afrountende	afrounted

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

Descendants

• English: affront
• Scots: affront

References

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