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Old English · verb

þwitan

Normalised þwītan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈθwiː.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈθwiː · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
thwitewhittle

Meaning

  1. to cut, cut off

Conjugation

Conjugation of þwitan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular þwīteþwītte
2nd singular þwītestþwītstþwīttest
3rd singular þwīteþþwīttþwītþwītte
Plural þwītaþþwītton
Subjunctive
Singular þwīteþwītte
Plural þwītenþwītten
Non-finite forms of þwitan
Form
Infinitive þwītan
Inflected infinitive þwītenne
Imperative singular þwīt
Imperative plural þwītaþ
Present participle þwītende
Past participle þwītedġeþwīted

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þwītaną

Descendants

thwite, whittle

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