*batnaną
Runic: ᛒᚨᛏᚾᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbɑt.nɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Weak class 4
Meanings
to get better
Etymology
From *bat- (‘good, favorable, beneficial’) + *-naną (forms fientive Weak class 4 verbs, with sense ‘to become X’).
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | batnō | batnaų | – |
| 2nd singular | batnōsi | batnais | batnō |
| 3rd singular | batnōþi | batnai | batnōþau |
| 1st dual | batnōs | batnaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | batnaþiz | batnaiþiz | batnaþiz |
| 1st plural | batnamaz | batnaim | – |
| 2nd plural | batnaþ | batnaiþ | batnaþ |
| 3rd plural | batnanþi | batnain | batnanþau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | – | – |
| 2nd singular | – | – |
| 3rd singular | – | – |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | – | – |
| 2nd plural | – | – |
| 3rd plural | – | – |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | batnōdǭ | batnōdēdį̄ |
| 2nd singular | batnōdēz | batnōdēdīz |
| 3rd singular | batnōdē | batnōdēdī |
| 1st dual | batnōdēdū | batnōdēdīw |
| 2nd dual | batnōdēdudiz | batnōdēdīdiz |
| 1st plural | batnōdēdum | batnōdēdīm |
| 2nd plural | batnōdēdud | batnōdēdīd |
| 3rd plural | batnōdēdun | batnōdēdīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| batnaną | batnandz | - |
Descendants
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batna (Old Norse)
- batna (Faroese)
- batna (Icelandic)
- batne (Norwegian Bokmål)
- batna (Old Swedish)
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batna (Old Norse)
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*battenen, *batnen (Middle English)
- batten (English)
- batten (Scots)
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*battenen, *batnen (Middle English)
- 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌽𐌰𐌽 (gabatnan) (Gothic)