ambehtan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • embehtan, embihtan, onbyhtan, embigtan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ambahtijan, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtijaną (“to serve, minister”), equivalent to ambeht +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑm.bex.tɑn/, [ˈɑm.beç.tɑn]

Verb

ambehtan

  1. to serve, minister

Conjugation

Conjugation of ambehtan (weak, class 1)
infinitive ambehtan ambehtenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ambehte ambehte
second person singular ambehtest, ambehst, ambehtst ambehtest
third person singular ambehteþ, ambeht ambehte
plural ambehtaþ ambehton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ambehte ambehte
plural ambehten ambehten
imperative
singular ambeht
plural ambehtaþ
participle present past
ambehtende (ġe)ambehted
  • embehtian
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