*buttōną

Runic: ᛒᚢᛏᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbut.tɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to shove, hit

Etymology

From earlier paradigm *buttōþi ~ *butunanþi, from pre-Germanic *bʰud-néh₂-ti ~ *bʰud-n̥h₂-énti, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European root *bʰewdʰ- (‘to be awake, be aware’). Iterative of *bautaną (‘to beat, knock’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularbuttōbuttǭ–
2nd singularbuttōsibuttōsbuttō
3rd singularbuttōþibuttōbuttōþau
1st dualbuttōsbuttōw–
2nd dualbuttōþizbuttōþizbuttōþiz
1st pluralbuttōmazbuttōm–
2nd pluralbuttōþbuttōþbuttōþ
3rd pluralbuttōnþibuttōnbuttōnþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularbuttōi–
2nd singularbuttōsaibuttōsau
3rd singularbuttōþaibuttōþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralbuttōnþaibuttōnþau
2nd pluralbuttōnþaibuttōnþau
3rd pluralbuttōnþaibuttōnþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularbuttōdǭbuttōdēdį̄
2nd singularbuttōdēzbuttōdēdīz
3rd singularbuttōdēbuttōdēdī
1st dualbuttōdēdūbuttōdēdīw
2nd dualbuttōdēdudizbuttōdēdīdiz
1st pluralbuttōdēdumbuttōdēdīm
2nd pluralbuttōdēdudbuttōdēdīd
3rd pluralbuttōdēdunbuttōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
buttōną buttōndz buttōdaz

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Descendants

  • botten (Middle Dutch)
  • butzen (Alsatian)
    • herbutzen (Bavarian)
  • butta (Norwegian)

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