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Old English · verb

gyltan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈɡyl.tɑn/
[ˈɡyɫ.tɑn]
Syllables
ˈɡyl · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
guilt

Meaning

  1. to sin

  2. to be guilty

Conjugation

Conjugation of gyltan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular gyltegylte
2nd singular gyltestgylstgyltstgyltest
3rd singular gylteþgyltgylte
Plural gyltaþgylton
Subjunctive
Singular gyltegylte
Plural gyltengylten
Non-finite forms of gyltan
Form
Infinitive gyltan
Inflected infinitive gyltenne
Imperative singular gylt
Imperative plural gyltaþ
Present participle gyltende
Past participle gyltedġegylted

All forms (14)

Etymology

Apparently from Proto-West Germanic *gultijan, by surface analysis, gylt (“guilt”) + -an (infinitive suffix).

Descendants

guilt

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