swætan

Old English

Etymology

Proto-West Germanic *swaitijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaitijaną (“to sweat”), derived from *swait- (“sweat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswæː.tɑn/

Verb

swǣtan

  1. to sweat

Conjugation

Conjugation of swǣtan (weak, class 1)
infinitive swǣtan swǣtenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular swǣte swǣtte
second person singular swǣtest, swǣtst swǣttest
third person singular swǣteþ, swǣtt, swǣt swǣtte
plural swǣtaþ swǣtton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular swǣte swǣtte
plural swǣten swǣtten
imperative
singular swǣt
plural swǣtaþ
participle present past
swǣtende (ġe)swǣted

Descendants

  • Middle English: sweten, sweaten, swheten
    • English: sweat
    • Scots: sweet, swate, sweit, swite
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