ceahhettan

Old English

Alternative forms

• cahhetan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kahhattjan (“to laugh loudly, cackle”), probably from Proto-Germanic *kahwō (“jackdaw, crow”), equivalent to ceahhe (“jackdaw”) +‎ -ettan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑx.xet.tɑn/

Verb

ċeahhettan

1. to laugh loudly; laugh loud or in a cackling manner

Conjugation

Conjugation of ċeahhettan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ċeahhettan	ċeahhettenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ċeahhette	ċeahhette
second person singular	ċeahhetst	ċeahhettest
third person singular	ċeahhett, ċeahhet	ċeahhette
plural	ċeahhettaþ	ċeahhetton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ċeahhette	ċeahhette
plural	ċeahhetten	ċeahhetten
imperative
singular	ċeahhete
plural	ċeahhettaþ
participle	present	past
	ċeahhettende	(ġe)ċeahheted, (ġe)ċeahhett, (ġe)ċeahhet

Derived terms

• ċeahhetung