hatan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haitaną (“command, name”), from Proto-Indo-European *kei-, *ki- (“put in motion, be moving”). Cognate with Old Frisian hēta, Old Saxon hētan, Old Norse heita (Swedish heta), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (haitan). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek κίειν (kíein, “put in motion”), Latin ciere (“rouse, make active”) and Albanian cys (“to spur, set in motion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɑːtɑn/

Verb

hātan (strong class VII) (3 singular present hǣtt, 3 singular preterite hēt/hēht, preterite plural hēton/hēhton, past participle (ġe)hāten)

1. to order, command
2. to call or name
3. (intransitive) to be called or named

Conjugation

Conjugation of hatan (strong class VII)

indicative	present	preterite
1st-person singular	hāte, hātte	hēt, heht
2nd-person singular	hǣtst	hēte, hehte
3rd-person singular	hǣtt	hēt, heht
plural	hātaþ	hēton, hehton
subjunctive	present	preterite
singular	hāte	hēte, hehte
plural	hāten	hēten, hehten
imperative
singular	hāt
plural	hātaþ
participle	present	past
	hātende	hāten

Descendants

• English: hote, hete, hight

See also

• ġehātan