sittan

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Old English

Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from *set-, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”). Cognate with Old Frisian sitta (West Frisian sitte), Old High German sizzen (German sitzen), Old Saxon sittian, Dutch zitten, Old Norse sitja (Icelandic sitja, Faroese sita, Swedish sitta), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (sitan). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Sanskrit सीदति (sīdati), Old Armenian նիստ (nist, “sitting”), Old Irish saidid (Irish suigh), Ancient Greek ἕζομαι (hézomai), Latin sedeō, Old Church Slavonic сѣдѣти (sěděti) (Russian сиде́ть (sidétʹ)).

Pronunciation

Verb

sittan

  1. to sit

Conjugation

Conjugation of sittan (strong class 5)
infinitive sittan sittenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sitte sæt
second person singular sitst sǣte
third person singular sitt, sit sæt
plural sittaþ sǣton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sitte sǣte
plural sitten sǣten
imperative
singular site
plural sittaþ
participle present past
sittende (ġe)seten

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: sitten
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