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Old English · verb

dihtian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈdix.ti.ɑn/
[ˈdiç.ti.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈdix · ti · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
dightcomposeappointarrangeregulate

Meaning

  1. to set in order; arrange; appoint; compose

  2. to order; regulate; direct

Conjugation

Conjugation of dihtian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular dihtiġedihtode
2nd singular dihtastdihtodest
3rd singular dihtaþdihtode
Plural dihtiaþdihtodon
Subjunctive
Singular dihtiġedihtode
Plural dihtiġendihtoden
Non-finite forms of dihtian
Form
Infinitive dihtian
Inflected infinitive dihtienne
Imperative singular dihta
Imperative plural dihtiaþ
Present participle dihtiende
Past participle dihtodġedihtod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dihtōn. Cognate with Old High German dihtōn, tihtōn.

Descendants

dight

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