cweþan
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Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- (compare Proto-Celtic *bet-lo- (“mouth”) in Old Irish bél). Cognate with Old Frisian qwetha, Old Saxon queþan, Old Dutch quethan (Middle Dutch quedden), Old High German quedan, Old Norse kveða (Icelandic kveða, Swedish kväda), Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽.
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
cweþan (strong class V)
Conjugation [edit]
Conjugation of cweþan (strong class V)
| indicative | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|
| 1st-person singular | cweþe | cwæþ |
| 2nd-person singular | cweþest, cwiþst | cwǣde |
| 3rd-person singular | cweþeþ, cwiþ | cwæþ |
| plural | cweþaþ | cwǣdon |
| subjunctive | present | preterite |
| singular | cweþe | cwǣde |
| plural | cweþen | cwǣden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | cweþ | |
| plural | cweþaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| cweþende | cweden | |
