gehamettan

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ hāmettan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈxɑː.met.tɑn/, [jeˈhɑː.met.tɑn]

Verb

ġehāmettan

1. (transitive) to provide a home (to), domicile, lodge

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġehāmettan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġehāmettan	ġehāmettenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġehāmette	ġehāmette
second person singular	ġehāmetst	ġehāmettest
third person singular	ġehāmett, ġehāmet	ġehāmette
plural	ġehāmettaþ	ġehāmetton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġehāmette	ġehāmette
plural	ġehāmetten	ġehāmetten
imperative
singular	ġehāmete
plural	ġehāmettaþ
participle	present	past
	ġehāmettende	ġehāmeted, ġehāmett, ġehāmet

Descendants

• →? Anglo-Norman: hanter (influenced by or confused with Old English hǣman, ġehǣman ?)
  • Middle French: hanter
    • French: hanter
  • → Middle English: hanten, haunten
    • English: haunt
    • Scots: hant, haunt