eldertongue

Old English · verb

hettan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxet.tɑn/
[ˈhet.tɑn]
Syllables
ˈxet · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
pursue

Meaning

  1. to pursue as an enemy

  2. to persecute

Conjugation

Conjugation of hettan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hettehette
2nd singular hetsthettest
3rd singular hetthethette
Plural hettaþhetton
Subjunctive
Singular hettehette
Plural hettenhetten
Non-finite forms of hettan
Form
Infinitive hettan
Inflected infinitive hettenne
Imperative singular hete
Imperative plural hettaþ
Present participle hettende
Past participle hetedġehetedhettġehetthetġehet

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂d-.

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