Old English · verb
hafetian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈxɑ.fe.ti.ɑn/[ˈhɑ.ve.ti.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈxɑ · fe · ti · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- applaudbirdsclapflap
Meaning
-
to applaud, clap
-
to beat; (birds) to flap
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | hafetiġe | hafetode |
| 2nd singular | hafetast | hafetodest |
| 3rd singular | hafetaþ | hafetode |
| Plural | hafetiaþ | hafetodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | hafetiġe | hafetode |
| Plural | hafetiġen | hafetoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | hafetian |
| Inflected infinitive | hafetienne |
| Imperative singular | hafeta |
| Imperative plural | hafetiaþ |
| Present participle | hafetiende |
| Past participle | hafetodġehafetod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of hafettan, from Proto-West Germanic *habattjan, from Proto-West Germanic *hab, *habu (“lift, lifting”) + *-attjan; or derived from the related noun *hafet, from Proto-West Germanic *habati, from Proto-Germanic *habatją (“a lifting, an elevating”), equivalent to *hafet + -ian. Alternatively, an alteration of āfētian (“to stomp with the feet, applaud, praise”). Possibly a merger of both theories.
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