swetan
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *swōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *swōtijaną, derived from *swōtuz (Old English swēte) + *-janą. Cognate with Old High German suozen, Old Norse *sœta.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]swētan
- to sweeten
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of swētan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | swētan | swētenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | swēte | swētte |
| second person singular | swētest, swētst | swēttest |
| third person singular | swēteþ, swētt, swēt | swētte |
| plural | swētaþ | swētton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | swēte | swētte |
| plural | swēten | swētten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | swēt | |
| plural | swētaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| swētende | (ġe)swēted | |