Old English · verb
fnærettan
Normalised fnǣrettan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /ˈfnæː.ret.tɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈfnæː · ret · tɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- snirtneighsnort
Meaning
-
to neigh
-
to snort
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | fnǣrette | fnǣrette |
| 2nd singular | fnǣretst | fnǣrettest |
| 3rd singular | fnǣrettfnǣret | fnǣrette |
| Plural | fnǣrettaþ | fnǣretton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | fnǣrette | fnǣrette |
| Plural | fnǣretten | fnǣretten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | fnǣrettan |
| Inflected infinitive | fnǣrettenne |
| Imperative singular | fnǣrete |
| Imperative plural | fnǣrettaþ |
| Present participle | fnǣrettende |
| Past participle | fnǣretedġefnǣretedfnǣrettġefnǣrettfnǣretġefnǣret |
All forms (16)
Etymology
From fnǣran + -ettan. Compare Old High German fneskezzen (“to snort”) and fnāstōn (“to gasp, snort”).
Descendants
snirt
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