sieltan

Old English

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Alternative forms

• siltan, syltan, seltan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *saltijan, from Proto-Germanic *saltijaną, equivalent to sealt +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi͜yl.tɑn/, [ˈsi͜yɫ.tɑn]

Verb

sieltan (West Saxon)

1. (transitive) to salt
2. (transitive) to season

Conjugation

Conjugation of sieltan (weak class 1)

infinitive	sieltan	sieltenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sielte	sielte
second person singular	sieltest, sielst, sieltst	sieltest
third person singular	sielteþ, sielt	sielte
plural	sieltaþ	sielton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sielte	sielte
plural	sielten	sielten
imperative
singular	sielt
plural	sieltaþ
participle	present	past
	sieltende	(ġe)sielted

Synonyms

• sealtan
• ġesieltan

Descendants

• Middle English: selten, sulten, silten