hwettan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *hwattjan, from Proto-Germanic *hwatjaną (“to incite, sharpen”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁d- (“sharp”).
Cognate with Middle Dutch wetten (Dutch wetten), Old High German wezzan (German wetzen), Old Norse hvetja (Swedish vässa).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
hwettan
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of hwettan (weak class 1)
infinitive | hwettan | hwettenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | hwette | hwette |
second person singular | hwetst | hwettest |
third person singular | hwett, hwet | hwette |
plural | hwettaþ | hwetton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | hwette | hwette |
plural | hwetten | hwetten |
imperative | ||
singular | hwete | |
plural | hwettaþ | |
participle | present | past |
hwettende | (ġe)hweted, (ġe)hwett, (ġe)hwet |