tyhtan

Old English

Alternative forms

• tihtan, tyctan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tuhtijan (“to tow, pull, discipline”), from Proto-Germanic *tuhtiz (“pulling, discipline”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to lead, draw”), equivalent to tyht +‎ -an. Cognate with Old High German zuhten (“to raise, bring up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtyx.tɑn/, [ˈtyç.tɑn]

Verb

tyhtan

1. to draw, stretch, pull
2. (transitive) to invite, incite, instigate, provoke; to talk over, discuss, persuade, solicit, urge; to attract, lead astray, seduce
   1. taking accusative object followed by preposition on or tō and its object, towards something
   2. preceding a dependent clause, the condition being urged
3. to suggest, bring to mind; to teach, train
4. to accuse

Conjugation

Conjugation of tyhtan (weak class 1)

infinitive	tyhtan	tyhtenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	tyhte	tyhte
second person singular	tyhtest, tyhst, tyhtst	tyhtest
third person singular	tyhteþ, tyht	tyhte
plural	tyhtaþ	tyhton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tyhte	tyhte
plural	tyhten	tyhten
imperative
singular	tyht
plural	tyhtaþ
participle	present	past
	tyhtende	(ġe)tyhted

Synonyms

• reċċan
• streċċan
• þennan
• styrian
• sċȳan/sċȳhan
• fȳsan

Related terms

• tēon
• togian
• tyht

Descendants

• Middle English: tiȝten, tuchten, tighten
  • English: tight
  • Scots: ticht

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “TYHTAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.