hwettan
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *hwattjan, from Proto-Germanic *hwatjaną (“to incite, sharpen”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁d- (“sharp”).
Cognate with Middle Dutch wetten (Dutch wetten), Old High German wezzan (German wetzen), Old Norse hvetja (Swedish vässa).
Pronunciation
editVerb
edithwettan
Conjugation
editConjugation of hwettan (weak class 1)
infinitive | hwettan | hwettenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | hwette | hwette |
second person singular | hwetst | hwettest |
third person singular | hwett, hwet | hwette |
plural | hwettaþ | hwetton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | hwette | hwette |
plural | hwetten | hwetten |
imperative | ||
singular | hwete | |
plural | hwettaþ | |
participle | present | past |
hwettende | (ġe)hweted, (ġe)hwett, (ġe)hwet |
Derived terms
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- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English verbs
- Old English class 1 weak verbs