translaten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• translat, translate

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French translater, tranlater, borrowed itself from Latin trānslātus, past participle of trānsferō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /transˈlaːtən/, /tranzˈlaːtən/, /tranˈlaːtən/

Verb

translaten

1. To transport or move; to cause to change place:
   1. To transfer a cleric from one place to another.
   2. To remove a relic or remains (usually for relocation).
   3. To deport or expel an ethnic group.
   4. To relocate a nation's capital.
2. To translate; to convert from one language into another.
3. To confiscate or take over a fief or country.
4. To move into Heaven without causing death.
5. To transfigure, modify, or alter; to make changes to.
6. To supersede, displace, or change completely.
7. (rare) To modify one's or people's loyalties.
8. (rare) To renounce one's ownership over a fief or country.
9. (rare) To engage in translation.

Conjugation

infinitive	(to) translaten, translate
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	translate	translated
2nd-person singular	translatest	translatedest
3rd-person singular	translateth	translated
subjunctive singular	translate
imperative singular		—
plural1	translaten, translate	translateden, translatede
imperative plural	translateth, translate	—
participles	translatynge, translatende	translated, translat, ytranslated, ytranslat

Conjugation of translaten (weak in -ed)

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

Related terms

• translacioun
• translatour
• translatynge

Descendants

• English: translate

References

• “translāten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-01.