*wlītaną
Runic: ᚹᛚᛁᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwliː.tɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Strong class 1
Meanings
to see, look
Etymology
From pre-Germanic *wleyd(ʰ)- or *wleyt-. Further etymology uncertain, but probably from an extension of Proto-Indo-European *wel- (‘to see’) (though Kroonen is skeptical of the morphology; compare *wrītaną for this structure), and perhaps influenced by the related iterative *wlittōną (“to strive”, literally “to look repeatedly”).
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | wlītō | wlītaų | – |
| 2nd singular | wlītizi | wlītaiz | wlīt |
| 3rd singular | wlītidi | wlītai | wlītadau |
| 1st dual | wlītōz | wlītaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | wlītadiz | wlītaidiz | wlītadiz |
| 1st plural | wlītamaz | wlītaim | – |
| 2nd plural | wlītid | wlītaid | wlītid |
| 3rd plural | wlītandi | wlītain | wlītandau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | wlītai | – |
| 2nd singular | wlītazai | wlītaizau |
| 3rd singular | wlītadai | wlītaidau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | wlītandai | wlītaindau |
| 2nd plural | wlītandai | wlītaindau |
| 3rd plural | wlītandai | wlītaindau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | wlait | wlitį̄ |
| 2nd singular | wlaist | wlitīz |
| 3rd singular | wlait | wlitī |
| 1st dual | wlitū | wlitīw |
| 2nd dual | wlitudiz | wlitīdiz |
| 1st plural | wlitum | wlitīm |
| 2nd plural | wlitud | wlitīd |
| 3rd plural | wlitun | wlitīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| wlītaną | wlītandz | wlitanaz |
Descendants
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*wlītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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wlītan (Old English)
- wlite (English)
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wlītan (Old English)
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líta (Old Norse)
- líta (Faroese)
- líta (Icelandic)
- lita (Norwegian Nynorsk)