þwitan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þwītaną

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθwiː.tɑn/

Verb

þwītan

1. to cut, cut off

Conjugation

Conjugation of þwītan (weak class 1)

infinitive	þwītan	þwītenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þwīte	þwītte
second person singular	þwītest, þwītst	þwīttest
third person singular	þwīteþ, þwītt, þwīt	þwītte
plural	þwītaþ	þwītton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þwīte	þwītte
plural	þwīten	þwītten
imperative
singular	þwīt
plural	þwītaþ
participle	present	past
	þwītende	(ġe)þwīted

Descendants

• English: thwite
• English: whittle