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Old English · verb

aehtan

Normalised āēhtan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈeːx.tɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈeːx · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
persecute

Meaning

  1. to persecute

Conjugation

Conjugation of aehtan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āēhteāēhte
2nd singular āēhtestāēhstāēhtstāēhtest
3rd singular āēhteþāēhtāēhte
Plural āēhtaþāēhton
Subjunctive
Singular āēhteāēhte
Plural āēhtenāēhten
Non-finite forms of aehtan
Form
Infinitive āēhtan
Inflected infinitive āēhtenne
Imperative singular āēht
Imperative plural āēhtaþ
Present participle āēhtende
Past participle āēhted

All forms (13)

Etymology

From ā- + ēhtan (“to persecute”).

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