sweten
Middle Dutch
editEtymology
editVerb
editswêten
Inflection
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “sweten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sweten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old English swētan, from Proto-West Germanic *swōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *swōtijaną; equivalent to swete (“sweet”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsweten (third-person singular simple present sweteth, present participle swetende, swetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sweted)
Conjugation
edit1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
edit- English: sweet
References
edit- “swẹ̄ten, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editInherited from Old English swǣtan, from Proto-West Germanic *swaitijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaitijaną; equivalent to swete (“sweat”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editVerb
editsweten (third-person singular simple present sweteth, present participle swetende, swetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sweted)
- To sweat, perspire, bleed
- To release condensation
Conjugation
edit1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “swēten, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)
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