þeotan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þeutan, from Proto-Germanic *þeutaną. Cognate with Old High German dioȥan, Middle High German dieȥen, and Old Norse þjóta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθe͜oː.tɑn/
Verb
þēotan
- to howl (like a wolf)
Conjugation
Conjugation of þēotan (strong, class II)
| infinitive | þēotan | þēotenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | þēote | þēat |
| second person singular | þīetst | þute |
| third person singular | þīett, þīet | þēat |
| plural | þēotaþ | þuton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | þēote | þute |
| plural | þēoten | þuten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | þēot | |
| plural | þēotaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| þēotende | (ġe)þoten | |
Derived terms
Related terms
- ġeþēot n (“howling”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “þeotan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.