eldertongue

Old English · verb

rittan

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

Meaning

  1. to cut, scratch, tear; split open

  2. to stab, pierce

Conjugation

Conjugation of rittan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ritteritte
2nd singular ritstrittest
3rd singular rittritritte
Plural rittaþritton
Subjunctive
Singular ritteritte
Plural rittenritten
Non-finite forms of rittan
Form
Infinitive rittan
Inflected infinitive rittenne
Imperative singular rite
Imperative plural rittaþ
Present participle rittende

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rittjan, from Proto-Germanic *ritjaną.

Descendants

rit

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