*titrōną

Runic: ᛏᛁᛏᚱᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈti.trɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to tremble, shake

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *di-dr-eh₂-ti, a reduplicated formation from a root *dr- (‘to run’) (thus "to move back and forth" > "to tremble"), whence also Proto-Germanic *trudaną (‘to tread’). Cognate with Ancient Greek διδράσκω (didráskō) (didráskō, ‘to run’), Sanskrit दरिद्रत् (dáridrat) (dáridrat, ‘to wander’).

Alternatively, onomatopoeic.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singulartitrōtitrǭ–
2nd singulartitrōsititrōstitrō
3rd singulartitrōþititrōtitrōþau
1st dualtitrōstitrōw–
2nd dualtitrōþiztitrōþiztitrōþiz
1st pluraltitrōmaztitrōm–
2nd pluraltitrōþtitrōþtitrōþ
3rd pluraltitrōnþititrōntitrōnþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singulartitrōi–
2nd singulartitrōsaititrōsau
3rd singulartitrōþaititrōþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluraltitrōnþaititrōnþau
2nd pluraltitrōnþaititrōnþau
3rd pluraltitrōnþaititrōnþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singulartitrōdǭtitrōdēdį̄
2nd singulartitrōdēztitrōdēdīz
3rd singulartitrōdētitrōdēdī
1st dualtitrōdēdūtitrōdēdīw
2nd dualtitrōdēdudiztitrōdēdīdiz
1st pluraltitrōdēdumtitrōdēdīm
2nd pluraltitrōdēdudtitrōdēdīd
3rd pluraltitrōdēduntitrōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
titrōną titrōndz titrōdaz

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Descendants

  • zittarōn, *zitarōn (Old High German)
    • zitern, zittern (Middle High German)
      • zittern (German)
        • tzitteren (Middle Dutch)
          • sidderen (Dutch)
            • sidder (Afrikaans)
  • titra (Old Norse)
    • titra (Faroese)
    • titra (Icelandic)
  • titra (Old Norse)
    • *titeren (Middle English)
      • titter, teeter, didder, dither (English)

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