tætan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taitijan, from Proto-Germanic *taitijaną (“to please”), from Proto-Indo-European *dey- (“to gleam, shimmer, shine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtæː.tɑn/

Verb

tǣtan

  1. to make cheerful, gladden

Conjugation

Conjugation of tǣtan (weak, class 1)
infinitive tǣtan tǣtenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular tǣte tǣtte
second person singular tǣtest, tǣtst tǣttest
third person singular tǣteþ, tǣtt, tǣt tǣtte
plural tǣtaþ tǣtton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular tǣte tǣtte
plural tǣten tǣtten
imperative
singular tǣt
plural tǣtaþ
participle present past
tǣtende (ġe)tǣted
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