bætan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *baitijan, from Proto-Germanic *baitijaną (“to cause to bite, bridle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to cleave, split, separate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbæː.tɑn/

Verb

bǣtan

  1. to bridle
  2. to rein in, restrain, curb
  3. to bait, hunt (with dogs); to hound, worry
  4. to beat, make way against a current or wind

Conjugation

Conjugation of bǣtan (weak, class 1)
infinitive bǣtan bǣtenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular bǣte bǣtte
second person singular bǣtest, bǣtst bǣttest
third person singular bǣteþ, bǣtt, bǣt bǣtte
plural bǣtaþ bǣtton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular bǣte bǣtte
plural bǣten bǣtten
imperative
singular bǣt
plural bǣtaþ
participle present past
bǣtende (ġe)bǣted

Derived terms

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