Old English · verb

totian

Normalised tōtian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /toːˈti.ɑn/
Syllables: toː · ˈti · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: toot peep peep out stick out

Meaning

to stick out
to peep out, look

Conjugation

Conjugation of totian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	tōtiġe	tōtode
2nd singular	tōtast	tōtodest
3rd singular	tōtaþ	tōtode
Plural	tōtiaþ	tōtodon
Subjunctive
Singular	tōtiġe	tōtode
Plural	tōtiġen	tōtoden

Non-finite forms of totian
	Form
Infinitive	tōtian
Inflected infinitive	tōtienne
Imperative singular	tōta
Imperative plural	tōtiaþ
Present participle	tōtiende
Past participle	tōtod

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Old English *tōt (“point, projection”, in placenames), Old English *tot ("projection, point"; found in totrida (“swing, swinging device”)). Compare also Old English tot, ġetot (“pomp, splendour, vainglory”).

Descendants

toot

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