counten

Middle English

Alternative forms

compt, compten, count, counte, cownt, cownte, cowntone, cowntyn, kownt

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman counter, conter, from Latin computō; equivalent to counte (“computation”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkuːntən/

Verb

counten (third-person singular simple present counteth, present participle countende, countynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle counted) (especially Late Middle English)

To count (enumerate; give the number of)
To count; to analyse or consider as a member of a group.
To consider important; to matter to.
To provide accounts or records of.
(rare) To narrate or recount.

Conjugation

Conjugation of counten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) counten, counte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	counte	counted
2nd-person singular	countest	countedest
3rd-person singular	counteth	counted
subjunctive singular	counte	counted
imperative singular	counte	—

plural¹	counten, counte	counteden, countede
imperative plural	counteth, counte	—

participles	countynge, countende	counted, ycounted

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

Descendants

English: count
Scots: coont, count

References

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