hwitian
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwītnōną. Equivalent to hwīt + -ian.
Verb
hwītian
- to whiten
Conjugation
Conjugation of hwītian (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | hwītian | hwītienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | hwītiġe | hwītode |
| second person singular | hwītast | hwītodest |
| third person singular | hwītaþ | hwītode |
| plural | hwītiaþ | hwītodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | hwītiġe | hwītode |
| plural | hwītiġen | hwītoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | hwīta | |
| plural | hwītiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| hwītiende | (ġe)hwītod | |
Related terms
- sweartian (“to blacken”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hwītian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.