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Old English · verb

ceahhettan

Normalised ċeahhettan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑx.xet.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑx · xet · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
cacklingloudly

Meaning

  1. to laugh loudly; laugh loud or in a cackling manner

Conjugation

Conjugation of ceahhettan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ċeahhetteċeahhette
2nd singular ċeahhetstċeahhettest
3rd singular ċeahhettċeahhetċeahhette
Plural ċeahhettaþċeahhetton
Subjunctive
Singular ċeahhetteċeahhette
Plural ċeahhettenċeahhetten
Non-finite forms of ceahhettan
Form
Infinitive ċeahhettan
Inflected infinitive ċeahhettenne
Imperative singular ċeahhete
Imperative plural ċeahhettaþ
Present participle ċeahhettende
Past participle ċeahhetedġeċeahhetedċeahhettġeċeahhettċeahhetġeċeahhet

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kahhattjan (“to laugh loudly, cackle”).

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