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Old English · verb

notian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈno.ti.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈno · ti · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
employdischarge

Meaning

  1. to make use of, employ, use

  2. to enjoy

  3. to discharge an office

Conjugation

Conjugation of notian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular notiġenotode
2nd singular notastnotodest
3rd singular notaþnotode
Plural notiaþnotodon
Subjunctive
Singular notiġenotode
Plural notiġennotoden
Non-finite forms of notian
Form
Infinitive notian
Inflected infinitive notienne
Imperative singular nota
Imperative plural notiaþ
Present participle notiende
Past participle notodġenotod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *notōn, from Proto-Germanic *nutōną (“to make use of”), from Proto-Germanic *nutō (“use, utilisation, enjoyment”), from Proto-Indo-European *newd- (“to acquire, make use of”). Akin to Old English notu (“use”), Old English nēotan (“to use”).

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