Reconstruction:Old English/bittan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bittjan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbit.tɑn/

Verb

*bittan

to bite, take a bite
to chew, eat

Conjugation

Conjugation of *bittan (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	*bittan	*bittenne
first person singular	*bitte	*bitte
second person singular	*bitst	*bittest
third person singular	bitt, bit	*bitte
plural	*bittaþ	*bitton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*bitte	*bitte
plural	*bitten	*bitten
imperative
singular	*bite
plural	*bittaþ
participle	present	past
	*bittende	(ġe)bited, (ġe)bitt, (ġe)*bit

Derived terms

*gristbittan

Descendants

Middle English: bitten, bytten (variant of Middle English biten (“to bite”))