From Middle High German ëzzen, from Old High German ezzan, from Proto-West Germanic *etan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną. Cognate with German essen, English eat.
èssan (strong class 5 , third-person singular present indicative isset, past participle ghèsset, auxiliary haban)
| infinitive | èssan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | èssanten | ||||
| past participle | ghèsset | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich isse | bar èssan | i | ich èsse | bar èssan |
| du issest | iart èsset | du èssest | iart èsset | ||
| ear isset | ze èssent | ear èsse | ze èssan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han ghèsset | bar haban ghèsset | ii | ich issate, issatate | bar issatan, issatatan |
| du hast ghèsset | iart habet ghèsset | du issatest, issatatest | iart issetet, issatatet | ||
| ear hat ghèsset | ze habent ghèsset | ear issate, issatate | ze issatan, issatatan | ||
| imperative | — | èssabar | |||
| iss (du) | isset (iart) | ||||
| èsse (ear) | èssan (ze) | ||||