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Old English · verb

hittan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxit.tɑn/
[ˈhit.tɑn]
Syllables
ˈxit · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
hit uponmeet withhit

Meaning

  1. to hit upon

  2. to meet with

Conjugation

Conjugation of hittan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hittehitte
2nd singular hitsthittest
3rd singular hitthithitte
Plural hittaþhitton
Subjunctive
Singular hittehitte
Plural hittenhitten
Non-finite forms of hittan
Form
Infinitive hittan
Inflected infinitive hittenne
Imperative singular hite
Imperative plural hittaþ
Present participle hittende
Past participle hitedġehitedhittġehitthitġehit

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Old Norse hitta, from Proto-Germanic *hittijaną.

Descendants

hit

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