swetan

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *swōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *swōtijaną, derived from *swōtuz (Old English swēte) + *-janą. Cognate with Old High German suozen, Old Norse *sœta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsweː.tɑn/

Verb

swētan

1. to sweeten

Conjugation

Conjugation of swētan (weak class 1)

infinitive	swētan	swētenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	swēte	swētte
second person singular	swētest, swētst	swēttest
third person singular	swēteþ, swētt, swēt	swētte
plural	swētaþ	swētton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	swēte	swētte
plural	swēten	swētten
imperative
singular	swēt
plural	swētaþ
participle	present	past
	swētende	(ġe)swēted

Descendants

• Middle English: sweten
  • English: sweet