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Old English · verb

aetan

Normalised āetan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class V
IPA
/ɑːˈe.tɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈe · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
eat

Meaning

  1. to eat

Conjugation

Conjugation of aetan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āeteāǣt
2nd singular āitstāǣte
3rd singular āittāitāǣt
Plural āetaþāǣton
Subjunctive
Singular āeteāǣte
Plural āetenāǣten
Non-finite forms of aetan
Form
Infinitive āetan
Inflected infinitive āetenne
Imperative singular āet
Imperative plural āetaþ
Present participle āetende
Past participle āeten

All forms (14)

Etymology

From ā- + etan (“to eat”).

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