Old English · verb

tyhtan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 1
IPA: /ˈtyx.tɑn/
[ˈtyç.tɑn]
Syllables: ˈtyx · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: solicit urged instigate clause tight attract suggest dependent

Meaning

to draw, stretch, pull
to invite, incite, instigate, provoke; to talk over, discuss, persuade, solicit, urge; to attract, lead astray, seduce; taking accusative object followed by preposition on or tō and its object, towards something
to invite, incite, instigate, provoke; to talk over, discuss, persuade, solicit, urge; to attract, lead astray, seduce; preceding a dependent clause, the condition being urged
to suggest, bring to mind; to teach, train
to accuse

Conjugation

Conjugation of tyhtan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	tyhte	tyhte
2nd singular	tyhtest tyhst tyhtst	tyhtest
3rd singular	tyhteþ tyht	tyhte
Plural	tyhtaþ	tyhton
Subjunctive
Singular	tyhte	tyhte
Plural	tyhten	tyhten

Non-finite forms of tyhtan
	Form
Infinitive	tyhtan
Inflected infinitive	tyhtenne
Imperative singular	tyht
Imperative plural	tyhtaþ
Present participle	tyhtende
Past participle	tyhted ġetyhted

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tuhtijan (“to tow, pull, discipline”), from Proto-Germanic *tuhtiz (“pulling, discipline”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to lead, draw”), equivalent to tyht + -an. Cognate with Old High German zuhten (“to raise, bring up”).

Descendants

tight

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