hwitian
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *hwītnōną. Equivalent to hwīt + -ian.
Verb edit
hwītian
- to whiten
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of hwītian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | hwītian | hwītienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | hwītiġe | hwītode |
| second person singular | hwītast | hwītodest |
| third person singular | hwītaþ | hwītode |
| plural | hwītiaþ | hwītodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | hwītiġe | hwītode |
| plural | hwītiġen | hwītoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | hwīta | |
| plural | hwītiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| hwītiende | (ġe)hwītod | |
Related terms edit
- sweartian (“to blacken”)
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hwītian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.