tætan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taitijan, from Proto-Germanic *taitijaną (“to please”), from Proto-Indo-European *dey- (“to gleam, shimmer, shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtæː.tɑn/

Verb

tǣtan

1. to make cheerful, gladden

Conjugation

Conjugation of tǣtan (weak class 1)

infinitive	tǣtan	tǣtenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	tǣte	tǣtte
second person singular	tǣtest, tǣtst	tǣttest
third person singular	tǣteþ, tǣtt, tǣt	tǣtte
plural	tǣtaþ	tǣtton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tǣte	tǣtte
plural	tǣten	tǣtten
imperative
singular	tǣt
plural	tǣtaþ
participle	present	past
	tǣtende	(ġe)tǣted