Old English · verb
ambehtan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /ˈɑm.bex.tɑn/[ˈɑm.beç.tɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈɑm · bex · tɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- ministerserve
Meaning
-
to serve, minister
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ambehte | ambehte |
| 2nd singular | ambehtestambehstambehtst | ambehtest |
| 3rd singular | ambehteþambeht | ambehte |
| Plural | ambehtaþ | ambehton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ambehte | ambehte |
| Plural | ambehten | ambehten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ambehtan |
| Inflected infinitive | ambehtenne |
| Imperative singular | ambeht |
| Imperative plural | ambehtaþ |
| Present participle | ambehtende |
| Past participle | ambehtedġeambehted |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ambahtijan, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtijaną (“to serve, minister”), equivalent to ambeht + -an.
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