*maitaną

Runic: ᛗᚨᛁᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈmɑi̯.tɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 7a

Meanings

to cut, hew
to cut off, sever

Etymology

Traditinally derived from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (‘small’) or *meh₂y- (‘to cut’) (compare Proto-Celtic *mailos (‘bald’)).

However, in view of the likely causative *maidijaną (‘to hurt’) (see there for further origin), Kroonen assumes the original form of this verb was *maiþaną, from Pre-Germanic *moitH-, with contamination from the related *mittōną (‘to cut’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	maitō	maitaų	–
2nd singular	maitizi	maitaiz	mait
3rd singular	maitidi	maitai	maitadau
1st dual	maitōz	maitaiw	–
2nd dual	maitadiz	maitaidiz	maitadiz
1st plural	maitamaz	maitaim	–
2nd plural	maitid	maitaid	maitid
3rd plural	maitandi	maitain	maitandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	maitai	–
2nd singular	maitazai	maitaizau
3rd singular	maitadai	maitaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	maitandai	maitaindau
2nd plural	maitandai	maitaindau
3rd plural	maitandai	maitaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	memait	memaitį̄
2nd singular	memaist	memaitīz
3rd singular	memait	memaitī
1st dual	memaitū	memaitīw
2nd dual	memaitudiz	memaitīdiz
1st plural	memaitum	memaitīm
2nd plural	memaitud	memaitīd
3rd plural	memaitun	memaitīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
maitaną	maitandz	maitanaz

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Descendants

*maitan (Proto-West Germanic)
- mǣded, mǣdd, ġemǣded, ġemǣdd (Old English)
  - madd, medd, mad, med (Middle English)
    - mad, (Scots: madde, mad (English)
*maitan (Proto-West Germanic)
- meizan (Old High German)
  - meizen (Middle High German)
meita (Old Norse)
- meda (Danish)
- meita (Icelandic)
- meita (Norwegian)
- meta (Swedish)
𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (maitan) (Gothic)

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