spiten

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From spijt +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

Verb

spiten

  1. (late) to spite, to annoy, to anger
  2. (late) to grief, to cause pain to

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive spiten
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive spiten
In genitive spitens
In dative spitene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular spite
2nd singular spijts, spites
3rd singular spijt, spitet
1st plural spiten
2nd plural spijt, spitet
3rd plural spiten
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular spite
2nd singular spijts, spites
3rd singular spite
1st plural spiten
2nd plural spijt, spitet
3rd plural spiten
Imperative Present
Singular spijt, spite
Plural spijt, spitet
Present Past
Participle spitende

Descendants

  • Dutch: spijten
  • Limburgish: spiete

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