wlatian

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwlɑː.ti.ɑn/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *wlaitōn, from Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną (“to see, look”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”). Cognate with Old Norse leita (“to look for, seek”). Related to Old English wlītan (“to gaze, observe”), wlite (“appearance, form, aspect”).

Verb

wlātian

1. to gaze, look upon, behold

Conjugation

Conjugation of wlātian (weak class 2)

infinitive	wlātian	wlātienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wlātiġe	wlātode
second person singular	wlātast	wlātodest
third person singular	wlātaþ	wlātode
plural	wlātiaþ	wlātodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wlātiġe	wlātode
plural	wlātiġen	wlātoden
imperative
singular	wlāta
plural	wlātiaþ
participle	present	past
	wlātiende	(ġe)wlātod

Derived terms

• bewlātian
• wlātere
• wlātfull
• wlātung
• ymbwlātian

 

Descendants

• Middle English: wlaten, wlæten

See also

• ġewlǣtan
• wlītan

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *wlātōn, *wlātijōn.

Verb

wlātian

1. Synonym of wlǣtian (“to loathe”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of wlātian (weak class 2)

infinitive	wlātian	wlātienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wlātiġe	wlātode
second person singular	wlātast	wlātodest
third person singular	wlātaþ	wlātode
plural	wlātiaþ	wlātodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wlātiġe	wlātode
plural	wlātiġen	wlātoden
imperative
singular	wlāta
plural	wlātiaþ
participle	present	past
	wlātiende	(ġe)wlātod

Descendants

• Middle English: wlatien, wlaten
  • Middle English: *wlatiende, wlatand, *wlatynge (present participle)
    • ⇒ Middle English: wlatyngnesse, flatyngnesse
  • ⇒ Middle English: *awlatien, *awlaten
    • ⇒ Middle English: awlated
  • ⇒ Middle English: unwlatable