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Old English · verb

ofteon

Normalised oftēon

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/ofˈte͜oːn/
Syllables
of · ˈte͜oːn (2 syllables)
Modern English
teewithdraw

Meaning

  1. to take away, withdraw

  2. to withhold, deprive

    Oft Scyld Scēfing sceaþena þrēatum, monegum mǣġþum meodosetla oftēah,

    Shield-with-the-Sheaf, he often stripped away the mead-benches from many tribes,

    early 8th century, Beowulf, trans Shippey 2024:

Conjugation

Conjugation of ofteon
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular oftēooftēah
2nd singular oftīehstoftuge
3rd singular oftīehþoftēah
Plural oftēoþoftugon
Subjunctive
Singular oftēooftuge
Plural oftēonoftugen
Non-finite forms of ofteon
Form
Infinitive oftēon
Inflected infinitive oftēonne
Imperative singular oftēoh
Imperative plural oftēoþ
Present participle oftēonde
Past participle oftogen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *abateuhan, from Proto-Germanic *abateuhaną; cognates include Gothic (aftiuhan). By surface analysis, of- + tēon.

Descendants

tee

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