Reconstruction:Old English/puffettan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *puffetan, *pufetan, *pufettan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *puffattjan, equivalent to *puf +‎ -ettan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuf.fet.tɑn/

Verb

*puffettan

  1. to puff, pant

Conjugation

Conjugation of *puffettan (weak, class 1)
infinitive *puffettan *puffettenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *puffette *puffette
second person singular *puffetst *puffettest
third person singular *puffett, *puffet *puffette
plural *puffettaþ *puffetton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *puffette *puffette
plural *puffetten *puffetten
imperative
singular *puffete
plural *puffettaþ
participle present past
*puffettende *(ġe)puffeted, *(ġe)puffett, *(ġe)puffet

Descendants

  • Middle English: *puften, poften
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