*alatjaną

Runic: ᚨᛚᚨᛏᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɑ.lɑt.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to drive, urge on, chase, pursue
to knead, work by pressing

Etymology

Possibly from an intensive or iterative formation based on Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂-, probably through a pre-Germanic verbal stem *ala- + *-atjaną. If this is the case, then cognate with Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω (elaúnō) (de Vries 1977: s.v. elta; Pokorny 1959: 307; Rix et al. 2001: 235; Torp 1909: 20).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	alatjō	alatjaų	–
2nd singular	alatisi	alatjais	alati
3rd singular	alatiþi	alatjai	alatjaþau
1st dual	alatjōs	alatjaiw	–
2nd dual	alatjaþiz	alatjaiþiz	alatjaþiz
1st plural	alatjamaz	alatjaim	–
2nd plural	alatiþ	alatjaiþ	alatiþ
3rd plural	alatjanþi	alatjain	alatjanþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	alatjai	–
2nd singular	alatjasai	alatjaisau
3rd singular	alatjaþai	alatjaiþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	alatjanþai	alatjainþau
2nd plural	alatjanþai	alatjainþau
3rd plural	alatjanþai	alatjainþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	alastǭ	alastēdį̄
2nd singular	alastēz	alastēdīz
3rd singular	alastē	alastēdī
1st dual	alastēdū	alastēdīw
2nd dual	alastēdudiz	alastēdīdiz
1st plural	alastēdum	alastēdīm
2nd plural	alastēdud	alastēdīd
3rd plural	alastēdun	alastēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
alatjaną	alatjandz	alatidaz

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Descendants

elta (Old Norse)
- elta (Faroese)
- elta (Icelandic)
- elta (Norwegian Nynorsk)
elta (Old Norse)
- ælte (Danish)
  - elte (Norwegian Bokmål)
elta (Old Norse)
- elten (Middle English)
  - elt (English)
  - elt (Scots)
elta (Old Norse)
- ælta (Old Swedish)
  - älta (Swedish)

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