*matōną

Runic: ᛗᚨᛏᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈmɑ.tɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to feed

Etymology

From *meh₂d- (‘to be wet’). Equivalent to *matiz (‘food’) + *-ōną.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularmatōmatǭ–
2nd singularmatōsimatōsmatō
3rd singularmatōþimatōmatōþau
1st dualmatōsmatōw–
2nd dualmatōþizmatōþizmatōþiz
1st pluralmatōmazmatōm–
2nd pluralmatōþmatōþmatōþ
3rd pluralmatōnþimatōnmatōnþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularmatōi–
2nd singularmatōsaimatōsau
3rd singularmatōþaimatōþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralmatōnþaimatōnþau
2nd pluralmatōnþaimatōnþau
3rd pluralmatōnþaimatōnþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularmatōdǭmatōdēdį̄
2nd singularmatōdēzmatōdēdīz
3rd singularmatōdēmatōdēdī
1st dualmatōdēdūmatōdēdīw
2nd dualmatōdēdudizmatōdēdīdiz
1st pluralmatōdēdummatōdēdīm
2nd pluralmatōdēdudmatōdēdīd
3rd pluralmatōdēdunmatōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
matōną matōndz matōdaz

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Descendants

  • mata (Old Norse)
    • made (Danish)
    • måtå (Elfdalian)
    • mata (Faroese)
    • mate (Gutnish)
    • mata (Icelandic)
    • meta (Norn)
    • mate (Norwegian)
    • mata (Swedish)
  • mata (Old Norse)
    • amadouer (Middle French)
      • amadouer (French)

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