Old English · verb
ahwitian
Normalised āhwītian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ɑːˈxwiː.ti.ɑn/[ɑːˈʍiː.ti.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ɑː · ˈxwiː · ti · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- whiten
Meaning
-
to whiten, make white
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | āhwītiġe | āhwītode |
| 2nd singular | āhwītast | āhwītodest |
| 3rd singular | āhwītaþ | āhwītode |
| Plural | āhwītiaþ | āhwītodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | āhwītiġe | āhwītode |
| Plural | āhwītiġen | āhwītoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | āhwītian |
| Inflected infinitive | āhwītienne |
| Imperative singular | āhwīta |
| Imperative plural | āhwītiaþ |
| Present participle | āhwītiende |
| Past participle | āhwītod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From ā- + hwītian (“to whiten”).
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