ateon
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *uʀteuhan. By surface analysis, ā- + tēon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːˈte͜oːn/
Verb
ātēon
- (transitive, literal or figurative) to draw, pull, or lead (somebody or something) out or away (from, out of, off, to something) (+ fram, ūt of, of, tō)
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- Đā ongunnon ealle ðā nǣddran tō ċēowenne heora flæsċ and heora blōd sucan, þæt hī þæt āttor ūt ātugon
- Then all the snakes began to chew their flesh and suck their blood in order to draw out the venom.
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- to deal with
- (intransitive) to draw to somewhere; to go or come; to make a journey
Conjugation
Conjugation of ātēon (strong, class II)
| infinitive | ātēon | ātēonne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ātēo | ātēah |
| second person singular | ātīehst | ātuge |
| third person singular | ātīehþ | ātēah |
| plural | ātēoþ | ātugon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ātēo | ātuge |
| plural | ātēon | ātugen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ātēoh | |
| plural | ātēoþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ātēonde | ātogen | |
Derived terms
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĀTĒON”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĀTĒON supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.