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Old English · verb

hrytan

Normalised hrȳtan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxryː.tɑn/
[ˈr̥yː.tɑn]
Syllables
ˈxryː · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
scatter

Meaning

  1. to scatter

Conjugation

Conjugation of hrytan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hrȳtehrȳtte
2nd singular hrȳtesthrȳtsthrȳttest
3rd singular hrȳteþhrȳtthrȳthrȳtte
Plural hrȳtaþhrȳtton
Subjunctive
Singular hrȳtehrȳtte
Plural hrȳtenhrȳtten
Non-finite forms of hrytan
Form
Infinitive hrȳtan
Inflected infinitive hrȳtenne
Imperative singular hrȳt
Imperative plural hrȳtaþ
Present participle hrȳtende
Past participle hrȳtedġehrȳted

All forms (17)

Etymology

From earlier hrīetan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrautijan, from Proto-Germanic *hrautijaną (“to drop, throw”), causative of *hreutaną (“to whisk by, fall, fly”). Cognate with Old Norse hreyta (“to throw, hurl away, scatter, spread”).

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