þeotan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *þeutan, from Proto-Germanic *þeutaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
þēotan
- to howl (like a wolf)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of þēotan (strong class 2)
| infinitive | þēotan | þēotenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | þēote | þēat |
| second person singular | þīetst | þute |
| third person singular | þīett, þīet | þēat |
| plural | þēotaþ | þuton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | þēote | þute |
| plural | þēoten | þuten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | þēot | |
| plural | þēotaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| þēotende | (ġe)þoten | |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- ġeþēot n (“howling”)
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “þeotan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.