hwitian
Old English
Alternative forms
- hwītan
- hƿītian – wynn spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwītnōną. Equivalent to hwīt + -ian.
Verb
hwītian
- to whiten
Declension
Conjugation of hwītian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | hwītian | hwītienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hwītiġe | hwītode |
| 2nd-person singular | hwītast | hwītodest |
| 3rd-person singular | hwītaþ | hwītode |
| plural | hwītiaþ | hwītodon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | hwītiġe | hwītode |
| plural | hwītiġen | hwītoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | hwīta | |
| plural | hwītiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| hwītiende | (ġe)hwītod | |
Related terms
- sweartian (“to blacken”)
References
- hwītian in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary