sweten

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From swêet +‎ -en.

Verb

swêten

1. to sweat, to perspire

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• sweiten

Descendants

• Dutch: zweten
• Limburgish: zweite

Further reading

• “sweten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sweten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English swētan. Not directly cognate to English sweeten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsweːtən/

Verb

sweten (third-person singular simple present sweteth, present participle swetende, swetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sweted)

1. To make sweet, sweeten
2. To induce happiness

Conjugation

Conjugation of sweten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) sweten, swete
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	swete	sweted
2nd-person singular	swetest	swetedest
3rd-person singular	sweteth	sweted
subjunctive singular	swete
imperative singular		—
plural1	sweten, swete	sweteden, swetede
imperative plural	sweteth, swete	—
participles	swetynge, swetende	sweted, ysweted

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Etymology 2

From Old English swǣtan, from Proto-Germanic *swaitijaną.

Alternative forms

• sweaten, swheten

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɛːtən/

Verb

sweten (third-person singular simple present sweteth, present participle swetende, swetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sweted)

1. To sweat, perspire, bleed
2. To release condensation

Conjugation

Conjugation of sweten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) sweten, swete
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	swete	sweted
2nd-person singular	swetest	swetedest
3rd-person singular	sweteth	sweted
subjunctive singular	swete
imperative singular		—
plural1	sweten, swete	sweteden, swetede
imperative plural	sweteth, swete	—
participles	swetynge, swetende	sweted, ysweted

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: sweat