hamettan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haimattjan, from Proto-Germanic *haimatjaną, equivalent to hām +‎ -ettan. Cognate with Old Norse heimta (“to fetch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑː.met.tɑn/, [ˈhɑː.met.tɑn]

Verb

hāmettan

1. to provide a home (for/to); house
2. to bring back (to a home, village, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of hāmettan (weak class 1)

infinitive	hāmettan	hāmettenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hāmette	hāmette
second person singular	hāmetst	hāmettest
third person singular	hāmett, hāmet	hāmette
plural	hāmettaþ	hāmetton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hāmette	hāmette
plural	hāmetten	hāmetten
imperative
singular	hāmete
plural	hāmettaþ
participle	present	past
	hāmettende	(ġe)hāmeted, (ġe)hāmett, (ġe)hāmet

Derived terms

• ġehāmettan