aqueynten

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === aqueinte, aqueynte aquante (West Riding) === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French acointier, from Early Medieval Latin accognitāre; compare queynte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈkwæi̯ntən/ === Verb === aqueynten (third-person singular simple present aqueynteth, present participle aqueyntende, aqueyntynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle aqueynted) (intransitive or reflexive) To introduce or present oneself [with wiþ or (rare) to] (intransitive or reflexive) To associate or get to know; to become acquainted. [with wiþ or (rare) to] (transitive or reflexive, uncommon) To acquaint or introduce. [with direct object and wiþ] ==== Usage notes ==== This verb is usually found in the past tense, though other forms occasionally appear. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== aqueyntaunce queynten ==== Descendants ==== English: acquaint Middle Scots: acquent Scots: acquant, acquent, acquaint, awquant, acquaant (Shetland) ==== References ==== “aqueinten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.