eotan

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe͜o.tɑn/

Verb

eotan (Kentish, Mercian)

  1. alternative form of etan

Usage notes

Campbell states (§210.2) that, although this form occurred in Mercian, it is absent in the Mercian part of the Rushworth Gospels; etan is found therein.

References

  • Joseph Wright, Mary Elizabeth Wright (1908) Old English Grammar[1], London, New York and Toronto: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, page 51