sweten
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From swêet + -en.
Verb
swêten
- to sweat, to perspire
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- sweiten
Descendants
- Dutch: zweten
- Limburgish: zweite
Further reading
- “sweten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “sweten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English swētan, from Proto-West Germanic *swōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *swōtijaną; equivalent to swete (“sweet”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsweːtən/
Verb
sweten (third-person singular simple present sweteth, present participle swetende, swetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sweted)
- To make sweet, sweeten
- To induce happiness
Conjugation
infinitive | (to) sweten, swete | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | swete | sweted | |
2nd-person singular | swetest | swetedest | |
3rd-person singular | sweteth | sweted | |
subjunctive singular | swete | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | sweten, swete | sweteden, swetede | |
imperative plural | sweteth, swete | — | |
participles | swetynge, swetende | sweted, ysweted |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: sweet (obsolete)
- ⇒ English: sweeten
References
- “swẹ̄ten, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old English swǣtan, from Proto-West Germanic *swaitijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaitijaną; equivalent to swete (“sweat”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
- sweaten, swheten
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswɛːtən/
Verb
sweten (third-person singular simple present sweteth, present participle swetende, swetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sweted)
- To sweat, perspire, bleed
- To release condensation
Conjugation
infinitive | (to) sweten, swete | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | swete | sweted | |
2nd-person singular | swetest | swetedest | |
3rd-person singular | sweteth | sweted | |
subjunctive singular | swete | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | sweten, swete | sweteden, swetede | |
imperative plural | sweteth, swete | — | |
participles | swetynge, swetende | sweted, ysweted |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: sweat
- Scots: sweet, swate, sweit, swite
References
- “swēten, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.