sittan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from *set-, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”). Cognate with Old Frisian sitta (West Frisian sitte), Old High German sizzen (German sitzen), Old Saxon sittian, Dutch zitten, Old Norse sitja (Icelandic sitja, Faroese sita, Swedish sitta), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (sitan). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Sanskrit सीदति (sīdati), Old Armenian նիստ (nist, “sitting”), Old Irish saidid (Irish suigh), Ancient Greek ἕζομαι (hézomai), Latin sedeō, Old Church Slavonic сѣдѣти (sěděti) (Russian сиде́ть (sidétʹ)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsit.tɑn/
Verb
sittan
- to sit
Conjugation
Conjugation of sittan (strong class 5)
| infinitive | sittan | tō sittanne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | sitte | sæt |
| 2nd-person singular | sitst | sǣte |
| 3rd-person singular | sitt | sæt |
| plural | sittaþ | sǣton |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | sitte | sǣte |
| plural | sitten | sǣten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | site | |
| plural | sittaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sittende | (ġe)seten | |
Derived terms
- besittan
- forsittan
- ġesittan
- ofersittan
- ymbsittan
Descendants
- Middle English: sitten
- Scots: sit
- English: sit