What is "hoten"

Hoten \Hot"en\, p. p. of Hote.

Hote \Hote\, v. t. & i. [pres. & imp. Hatte, Hot, etc.; p. p. Hote, Hoten, Hot, etc. See Hight, Hete.]

1. To command; to enjoin. [Obs.]
   --Piers Plowman.

2. To promise. [Obs.]
   --Chaucer.

3. To be called; to be named. [Obs.]

   There as I was wont to hote Arcite, Now hight I Philostrate, not worth a mite.
   --Chaucer.

Hight \Hight\, v. t. & i. [imp. Hight, Hot, p. p. Hight, Hote (?), Hoten (?). See Hote.] [OE. heiten, highten, haten, hoten; also hight, hatte, hette, is called, was called, AS. h[=a]tan to call, name, be called, to command, promise; also h[=a]tte is called, was called; akin to G. heissen to call, be called, bid, Goth. haitan to call, in the passive, to be called.]

1. To be called or named. [Archaic & Poetic.]

   Note: In the form hight, it is used in a passive sense as a present, meaning is called or named, also as a preterite, was called or named. This form has also been used as a past participle. See Hote.

   The great poet of Italy, That highte Dante.
   --Chaucer.

   Bright was her hue, and Geraldine she hight.
   --Surrey.

   Entered then into the church the Reverend Teacher. Father he hight, and he was, in the parish.
   --Longfellow.

   Childe Harold was he hight.
   --Byron.

2. To command; to direct; to impel. [Obs.]

   But the sad steel seized not where it was hight Upon the child, but somewhat short did fall.
   --Spenser.

3. To commit; to intrust. [Obs.]

   Yet charge of them was to a porter hight.
   --Spenser.

4. To promise. [Obs.]

   He had hold his day, as he had hight.
   --Chaucer.