eldertongue

Old English · verb

ætwitan

Normalised ætwītan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ætˈwiː.tɑn/
Syllables
æt · ˈwiː · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
upbraid

Meaning

  1. to reproach, blame, upbraid

Conjugation

Conjugation of ætwitan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ætwīteætwāt
2nd singular ætwītstætwite
3rd singular ætwīttætwītætwāt
Plural ætwītaþætwiton
Subjunctive
Singular ætwīteætwite
Plural ætwītenætwiten
Non-finite forms of ætwitan
Form
Infinitive ætwītan
Inflected infinitive ætwītenne
Imperative singular ætwīt
Imperative plural ætwītaþ
Present participle ætwītende
Past participle ætwiten

All forms (13)

Etymology

By surface analysis, æt- + wītan (“to blame, reproach”)

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