*bisitjaną

Runic: ᛒᛁᛊᛁᛏᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˌbi.ˈsit.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to sit among, sit near

From *bi- (‘by, at’; a general locative prefix) + *sitjaną (‘to sit’).

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	bisitjō	bisitjaų	–
2nd singular	bisitisi	bisitjais	bisiti
3rd singular	bisitiþi	bisitjai	bisitjaþau
1st dual	bisitjōs	bisitjaiw	–
2nd dual	bisitjaþiz	bisitjaiþiz	bisitjaþiz
1st plural	bisitjamaz	bisitjaim	–
2nd plural	bisitiþ	bisitjaiþ	bisitiþ
3rd plural	bisitjanþi	bisitjain	bisitjanþau

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
bisitjaną	bisitjandz	bisetanaz

*bisittjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *besitten (Old Dutch)
  - besitten (Middle Dutch)
    - besit (Afrikaans)
    - bezitten (Dutch)
*bisittjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- besittan (Old English)
  - besitten (Middle English)
    - besit (English)
*bisittjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- bisizzen (Old High German)
  - besitzen (Middle High German)
    - besitzen (German)
*bisittjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- besittian (Old Saxon)
  - besitten (Middle Low German)
    - besidde (Danish)
    - besitte (Norwegian Bokmål)
    - besitta (Swedish)
𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (bisitan) (Gothic)