sweten
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
swêten
Inflection[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “sweten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sweten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Old English swētan, from Proto-West Germanic *swōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *swōtijaną; equivalent to swete (“sweet”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
sweten (third-person singular simple present sweteth, present participle swetende, swetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sweted)
Conjugation[edit]
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
- English: sweet
References[edit]
- “swẹ̄ten, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Old English swǣtan, from Proto-West Germanic *swaitijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaitijaną; equivalent to swete (“sweat”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
sweten (third-person singular simple present sweteth, present participle swetende, swetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sweted)
- To sweat, perspire, bleed
- To release condensation
Conjugation[edit]
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “swēten, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- Middle Dutch terms suffixed with -en (denominative)
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- Middle English terms inherited from Old English
- Middle English terms derived from Old English
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English verbs
- Middle English weak verbs