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Old English · verb

fættian

Normalised fǣttian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈfæːt.ti.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈfæːt · ti · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
fatten

Meaning

  1. to fatten

  2. to become fat

  3. to grow rich (of land)

Conjugation

Conjugation of fættian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular fǣttiġefǣttode
2nd singular fǣttastfǣttodest
3rd singular fǣttaþfǣttode
Plural fǣttiaþfǣttodon
Subjunctive
Singular fǣttiġefǣttode
Plural fǣttiġenfǣttoden
Non-finite forms of fættian
Form
Infinitive fǣttian
Inflected infinitive fǣttienne
Imperative singular fǣtta
Imperative plural fǣttiaþ
Present participle fǣttiende
Past participle fǣttodġefǣttod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *faitidēn (“to become fat”). Compound of fǣtt + -ian.

Descendants

fat

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