rotian
Old English
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *rotēn, from Proto-Germanic *rutāną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewd-.
Verb
rotian
Conjugation
Conjugation of rotian (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | rotian | rotienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | rotiġe | rotode |
| second person singular | rotast | rotodest |
| third person singular | rotaþ | rotode |
| plural | rotiaþ | rotodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | rotiġe | rotode |
| plural | rotiġen | rotoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | rota | |
| plural | rotiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| rotiende | (ġe)rotod | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: roten, roote, rooton, rootye, rot, rote, roti, rotie, rotte, rotten, roty, rotye, rotyn, rotenn, rotien, rotiȝen (Early Middle English)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “rotian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.