ehtan
Old English
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ą̄htijan (“to pursue, persecute”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːx.tɑn/
Verb
ēhtan
- to chase (+ genitive or accusative)
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- God ne ēht nānre wihte, for þȳ hine nān wiht ne mæġ flēon.
- God doesn't chase anything, because nothing can run from him.
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- Đā ġesēah hē swymman sċealfran on flōde, and ġelōme doppettan ādūne tō grunde, ēhtende ðearle þǣre ēa fixa.
- Then he saw loons swim in the water, and often dive down toward the bottom, eagerly chasing the fish of the river.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- to persecute (+ genitive or accusative)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ēhtan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | ēhtan | ēhtenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ēhte | ēhte |
| second person singular | ēhtest, ēhst, ēhtst | ēhtest |
| third person singular | ēhteþ, ēht | ēhte |
| plural | ēhtaþ | ēhton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ēhte | ēhte |
| plural | ēhten | ēhten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ēht | |
| plural | ēhtaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ēhtende | (ġe)ēhted | |
Derived terms
Related terms
- ēhtian
- ōht
Descendants
- >? Middle English: eghten, egten