*wītaną
Runic: ᚹᛁᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwiː.tɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Strong class 1
Meanings
- to see; know
- to go; go forth; part
- to punish; torment
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (‘to see; look; look for; find’).
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | wītō | wītaų | – |
| 2nd singular | wītizi | wītaiz | wīt |
| 3rd singular | wītidi | wītai | wītadau |
| 1st dual | wītōz | wītaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | wītadiz | wītaidiz | wītadiz |
| 1st plural | wītamaz | wītaim | – |
| 2nd plural | wītid | wītaid | wītid |
| 3rd plural | wītandi | wītain | wītandau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | wītai | – |
| 2nd singular | wītazai | wītaizau |
| 3rd singular | wītadai | wītaidau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | wītandai | wītaindau |
| 2nd plural | wītandai | wītaindau |
| 3rd plural | wītandai | wītaindau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | wait | witį̄ |
| 2nd singular | waist | witīz |
| 3rd singular | wait | witī |
| 1st dual | witū | witīw |
| 2nd dual | witudiz | witīdiz |
| 1st plural | witum | witīm |
| 2nd plural | witud | witīd |
| 3rd plural | witun | witīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| wītaną | wītandz | witanaz |
Descendants
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*wītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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wītan (Old Dutch)
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witen (Middle Dutch)
- wiete (Limburgish)
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witen (Middle Dutch)
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wītan (Old Dutch)
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*wītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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wītan (Old Dutch)
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witen (Middle Dutch)
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wijten (Dutch)
- wyt (Afrikaans)
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wijten (Dutch)
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witen (Middle Dutch)
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wītan (Old Dutch)
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*wītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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wītan (Old English)
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wīten, wyten (Middle English)
- wite (English)
- wyte (Scots)
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wīten, wyten (Middle English)
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wītan (Old English)
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*wītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*guider, guier (Old French)
- guidare (Italian)
- guidar, guizar (Occitan)
- guiar (Portuguese)
- guiar (Spanish)
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*guider, guier (Old French)
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*wītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*guider, guier (Old French)
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guiden, giden, gyden, guien, gien, gyen (Middle English)
- guide, guy (English)
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guiden, giden, gyden, guien, gien, gyen (Middle English)
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*guider, guier (Old French)
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*wītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*guider, guier (Old French)
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guider (Middle French)
- guider (French)
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guider (Middle French)
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*guider, guier (Old French)
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*wītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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wīta (Old Frisian)
- wiete (Saterland Frisian)
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wīta (Old Frisian)
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*wītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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wīzan, wīzzan (Old High German)
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wīzen (Middle High German)
- weisen (German)
- wiesen (German Low German)
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wīzen (Middle High German)
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wīzan, wīzzan (Old High German)
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*wītan (Proto-West Germanic)
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wītan (Old Saxon)
- wīten (Middle Low German)
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wītan (Old Saxon)
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víta (Old Norse)
- víta (Icelandic)
- vīta (Old Swedish)
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*𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (*weitan) (Gothic)
- 𐌹𐌽𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (inweitan) (Gothic)