*hwītijaną

Runic: ᚺᚹᛁᛏᛁᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxʷiː.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to make white, whiten

Etymology

From *hwītaz (‘white’) + *-janą.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularhwītijōhwītijaų–
2nd singularhwītīsihwītijaishwītī
3rd singularhwītīþihwītijaihwītijaþau
1st dualhwītijōshwītijaiw–
2nd dualhwītijaþizhwītijaiþizhwītijaþiz
1st pluralhwītijamazhwītijaim–
2nd pluralhwītīþhwītijaiþhwītīþ
3rd pluralhwītijanþihwītijainhwītijanþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularhwītijai–
2nd singularhwītijasaihwītijaisau
3rd singularhwītijaþaihwītijaiþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralhwītijanþaihwītijainþau
2nd pluralhwītijanþaihwītijainþau
3rd pluralhwītijanþaihwītijainþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularhwītidǭhwītidēdį̄
2nd singularhwītidēzhwītidēdīz
3rd singularhwītidēhwītidēdī
1st dualhwītidēdūhwītidēdīw
2nd dualhwītidēdudizhwītidēdīdiz
1st pluralhwītidēdumhwītidēdīm
2nd pluralhwītidēdudhwītidēdīd
3rd pluralhwītidēdunhwītidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
hwītijaną hwītijandz hwītidaz

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Descendants

  • *hwītijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wīten (Old Dutch)
      • witten (Middle Dutch)
        • witten (Dutch)
  • *hwītijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hwītan (Old English)
      • whīten (Middle English)
        • white (English)
  • *hwītijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wīzen (Old High German)
      • wīzen (Middle High German)
        • weißen (German)
  • *hwītijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *hwītian (Old Saxon)
      • witten (Middle Low German)
  • *𐍈𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*ƕeitjan) (Gothic)
    • 𐌲𐌰𐍈𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaƕeitjan) (Gothic)

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