*hwatjaną

Runic: ᚺᚹᚨᛏᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxʷɑt.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

  1. to sharpen; whet
  2. to instigate; incite

Etymology

From *hwataz (‘quick, sharp, brave’) + *-janą.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularhwatjōhwatjaų–
2nd singularhwatisihwatjaishwati
3rd singularhwatiþihwatjaihwatjaþau
1st dualhwatjōshwatjaiw–
2nd dualhwatjaþizhwatjaiþizhwatjaþiz
1st pluralhwatjamazhwatjaim–
2nd pluralhwatiþhwatjaiþhwatiþ
3rd pluralhwatjanþihwatjainhwatjanþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularhwatjai–
2nd singularhwatjasaihwatjaisau
3rd singularhwatjaþaihwatjaiþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralhwatjanþaihwatjainþau
2nd pluralhwatjanþaihwatjainþau
3rd pluralhwatjanþaihwatjainþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularhwatidǭhwatidēdį̄
2nd singularhwatidēzhwatidēdīz
3rd singularhwatidēhwatidēdī
1st dualhwatidēdūhwatidēdīw
2nd dualhwatidēdudizhwatidēdīdiz
1st pluralhwatidēdumhwatidēdīm
2nd pluralhwatidēdudhwatidēdīd
3rd pluralhwatidēdunhwatidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
hwatjaną hwatjandz hwatidaz

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Descendants

  • *hwattjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wetten (Old Dutch)
      • wetten (Middle Dutch)
        • wetten (Dutch)
  • *hwattjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hwettan (Old English)
      • whetten, qwete, whett, whette, whettyn, whætte (Middle English)
        • whet (English)
        • what (Scots)
        • what (Yola)
  • *hwattjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *hwetta, *hwettia (Old Frisian)
      • wätje (Saterland Frisian)
      • wetsje, wêdzje, hotsje (West Frisian)
  • *hwattjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hwezzen, wezzen (Old High German)
      • wetzen (Middle High German)
        • bétzan (Cimbrian)
        • wetzen (German)
  • *hwattjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *hwettian (Old Saxon)
      • wetten (Middle Low German)
        • wetten (German Low German)
  • hvetja (Old Norse)
    • hvæde, hvætte (Danish)
    • hvøtja (Faroese)
    • hvetja (Icelandic)
    • kvetja (Norwegian)
  • hvetja (Old Norse)
    • hvætia (Old Swedish)
      • vättja, hvättja (Swedish)
  • 𐌲𐌰𐍈𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaƕatjan) (Gothic)

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