*batāną

Runic: ᛒᚨᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbɑ.tɑː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 3

Meanings

to become better, improve

From *bat- (‘good, favorable, beneficial’) + *-āną (forms stative - fientive, denominative, and factitive verbs (Weak class 3)).

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	batō	–	–
2nd singular	bataisi	–	batai
3rd singular	bataiþi	–	batāþau
1st dual	batōs	–	–
2nd dual	batāþiz	–	batāþiz
1st plural	batāmaz	–	–
2nd plural	bataiþ	–	bataiþ
3rd plural	batānþi	–	batānþau

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
batāną	batāndz	batadaz

*batēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *baton (Old Dutch)
  - bāten (Middle Dutch)
    - baten (Dutch)
      - baat (Afrikaans)
*batēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- batian (Old English)
  - *baten (Middle English)
    - bat (Scots)
*batēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- batian (Old English)
  - *batol (Old English)
    - *batel (Middle English)
      - batell, battle (English)
      - baittle, bettle (Scots)
*batēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- batia (Old Frisian)
  - baatje (Saterland Frisian)
  - bate, baatsje (West Frisian)
*batēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- bazzēn (Old High German)
*batēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *batōn (Old Saxon)
  - baten (Middle Low German)
    - batte, både (Danish)
    - batten (Low German)
    - båta (Swedish)