*hwētaną
Runic: ᚺᚹᛖᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxʷɛː.tɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Strong class 7d
Meanings
- to attack, assault
- to stab, pierce
Etymology
Apparently from a Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁d- (‘to stab; pointy, sharp’), albeit without any secure cognates outside of Germanic. Earlier identifications of the root with Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (‘to propel’) are untenable morphologically.
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | hwētō | hwētaų | – |
| 2nd singular | hwētizi | hwētaiz | hwēt |
| 3rd singular | hwētidi | hwētai | hwētadau |
| 1st dual | hwētōz | hwētaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | hwētadiz | hwētaidiz | hwētadiz |
| 1st plural | hwētamaz | hwētaim | – |
| 2nd plural | hwētid | hwētaid | hwētid |
| 3rd plural | hwētandi | hwētain | hwētandau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | hwētai | – |
| 2nd singular | hwētazai | hwētaizau |
| 3rd singular | hwētadai | hwētaidau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | hwētandai | hwētaindau |
| 2nd plural | hwētandai | hwētaindau |
| 3rd plural | hwētandai | hwētaindau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | hwehwōt | hwehwōtį̄ |
| 2nd singular | hwehwōst | hwehwōtīz |
| 3rd singular | hwehwōt | hwehwōtī |
| 1st dual | hwehwōtū | hwehwōtīw |
| 2nd dual | hwehwōtudiz | hwehwōtīdiz |
| 1st plural | hwehwōtum | hwehwōtīm |
| 2nd plural | hwehwōtud | hwehwōtīd |
| 3rd plural | hwehwōtun | hwehwōtīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| hwētaną | hwētandz | hwētanaz |
Descendants
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*hwātan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wāzan (Old High German)
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*hwātan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*hwǣtan (Old English)
- āhwǣtan (Old English)
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*hwǣtan (Old English)
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hváta (Old Norse)
- hváta, hvota (Icelandic)