swetan
Old English
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *swōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *swōtijaną, derived from *swōtuz (Old English swēte) + *-janą. Cognate with Old High German suozen, Old Norse *sœta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsweː.tɑn/
Verb
swētan
- to sweeten
Conjugation
Conjugation of swētan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | swētan | swētenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | swēte | swētte |
| second person singular | swētest, swētst | swēttest |
| third person singular | swēteþ, swētt, swēt | swētte |
| plural | swētaþ | swētton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | swēte | swētte |
| plural | swēten | swētten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | swēt | |
| plural | swētaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| swētende | (ġe)swēted | |
Descendants
- Middle English: sweten
- English: sweet (obsolete)
- ⇒ English: sweeten
- English: sweet (obsolete)