hafetian

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Old English

Alternative forms

  • hafettan, haftian, hafetiġan, afetiġan, hafeċiġan, hafitiġan

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps a derivative or alteration of earlier hafettan, from Proto-West Germanic *habattjan, from Proto-West Germanic *hab, *habu (“lift, lifting”) + *-attjan. Equivalent to *hafu +‎ -ettan.

Alternatively, an alteration of āfētian (“to stomp with the feet, applaud, praise”). Possibly a merger of both theories.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑ.fe.ti.ɑn/, [ˈhɑ.ve.ti.ɑn]

Verb

hafetian

  1. to applaud, clap
  2. to beat; (birds) to flap

Conjugation

Conjugation of hafetian (weak, class 2)
infinitive hafetian hafetienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hafetiġe hafetode
second person singular hafetast hafetodest
third person singular hafetaþ hafetode
plural hafetiaþ hafetodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hafetiġe hafetode
plural hafetiġen hafetoden
imperative
singular hafeta
plural hafetiaþ
participle present past
hafetiende (ġe)hafetod

Synonyms

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