eldertongue

Old English · verb

plættan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈplæt.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈplæt · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
buffetpatplatsmack

Meaning

  1. to buffet; smack; to give a sounding blow

Conjugation

Conjugation of plættan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular plætteplætte
2nd singular plætstplættest
3rd singular plættplætplætte
Plural plættaþplætton
Subjunctive
Singular plætteplætte
Plural plættenplætten
Non-finite forms of plættan
Form
Infinitive plættan
Inflected infinitive plættenne
Imperative singular plæte
Imperative plural plættaþ
Present participle plættende
Past participle plætedġeplætedplættġeplættplætġeplæt

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *plattjan, from Proto-Germanic *platjaną (“to strike, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *blod- (“to strike, beat”). Cognate with Middle Dutch platten, pletten (“to strike, bruise, crush, rub”), Middle High German blatzen, platzen (“to strike, break, throw down”). More at plat.

Descendants

pat, plat

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