hwettan

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hwattjan, from Proto-Germanic *hwatjaną (“to incite, sharpen”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁d- (“sharp”).

Cognate with Middle Dutch wetten (Dutch wetten), Old High German wezzan (German wetzen), Old Norse hvetja (Swedish vässa).

Pronunciation

Verb

hwettan

  1. to sharpen
  2. to incite, encourage

Conjugation

Conjugation of hwettan (weak class 1)
infinitive hwettan hwettenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hwette hwette
second person singular hwetst hwettest
third person singular hwett, hwet hwette
plural hwettaþ hwetton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hwette hwette
plural hwetten hwetten
imperative
singular hwete
plural hwettaþ
participle present past
hwettende (ġe)hweted, (ġe)hwett, (ġe)hwet

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