eldertongue

Old English · verb

bittan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈbit.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈbit · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
chew

Meaning

  1. to bite, take a bite

  2. to chew, eat

Conjugation

Conjugation of bittan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bittebitte
2nd singular bitstbittest
3rd singular bittbitbitte
Plural bittaþbitton
Subjunctive
Singular bittebitte
Plural bittenbitten
Non-finite forms of bittan
Form
Infinitive bittan
Inflected infinitive bittenne
Imperative singular bite
Imperative plural bittaþ
Present participle bittende

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bittjan.

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