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Old English · verb

wætan

Normalised wǣtan

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

Meaning

  1. to wet, moisten

  2. to become wet, emit moisture

Conjugation

Conjugation of wætan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wǣtewǣtte
2nd singular wǣtestwǣtstwǣttest
3rd singular wǣteþwǣttwǣtwǣtte
Plural wǣtaþwǣtton
Subjunctive
Singular wǣtewǣtte
Plural wǣtenwǣtten
Non-finite forms of wætan
Form
Infinitive wǣtan
Inflected infinitive wǣtenne
Imperative singular wǣt
Imperative plural wǣtaþ
Present participle wǣtende
Past participle wǣtedġewǣted

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wātijan, from Proto-Germanic *wētijaną.

Descendants

wet

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