eldertongue

Old English · verb

aettan

Normalised āettan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈet.tɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈet · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
grazedevour

Meaning

  1. to graze over

  2. to devour

Conjugation

Conjugation of aettan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āetteāette
2nd singular āetstāettest
3rd singular āettāetāette
Plural āettaþāetton
Subjunctive
Singular āetteāette
Plural āettenāetten
Non-finite forms of aettan
Form
Infinitive āettan
Inflected infinitive āettenne
Imperative singular āete
Imperative plural āettaþ
Present participle āettende
Past participle āetedāettāet

All forms (13)

Etymology

From ā- + ettan (“to graze”).

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