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Old English · verb

sealtan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VII
IPA
/ˈsæ͜ɑl.tɑn/
[ˈsæ͜ɑɫ.tɑn]
Syllables
ˈsæ͜ɑl · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
salt

Meaning

  1. to salt

Conjugation

Conjugation of sealtan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular sealtesēolt
2nd singular sielstsieltstsēolte
3rd singular sieltsēolt
Plural sealtaþsēolton
Subjunctive
Singular sealtesēolte
Plural sealtensēolten
Non-finite forms of sealtan
Form
Infinitive sealtan
Inflected infinitive sealtenne
Imperative singular sealt
Imperative plural sealtaþ
Present participle sealtende
Past participle sealtenġesealten

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *saltan, from Proto-Germanic *saltaną.

Descendants

salt

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