Reconstruction:Old Dutch/dihton

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Alternative reconstructions

  • dihten

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dihtōn.

Verb

*dihton

  1. to dictate
  2. to write down, to arrange in writing

Inflection

Conjugation of *dihton (weak class 2)
infinitive *dihton
indicative present past
1st person singular *dihto, *dihton *dihtoda
2nd person singular *dihtos *dihtodos
3rd person singular *dihtot *dihtoda
1st person plural *dihton *dihtodon
2nd person plural *dihtot *dihtodot
3rd person plural *dihtont *dihtodon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *dihte *dihtodi
2nd person singular *dihtis *dihtodis
3rd person singular *dihte *dihtodi
1st person plural *dihtin *dihtodin
2nd person plural *dihtit *dihtodit
3rd person plural *dihtin *dihtodin
imperative present
singular *dihto
plural *dihtot
participle present past
*dihtondi *dihtot, *gidihtot

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: dichten
    • Dutch: dichten
    • Limburgish: dichte
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