reotan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *reutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *HrewdH-. Compare Icelandic rjóta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈre͜oː.tɑn/

Verb

rēotan

  1. to make a noise
  2. to make a noise in grief, to lament, wail
    Rēoteþ mēowle, sēo þe hire bearn gesihþ brondas þeccan.
    The woman wails, she who sees the flames covering her child.
  3. to weep, shed tears

Conjugation

Conjugation of rēotan (strong, class II)
infinitive rēotan rēotenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular rēote rēat
second person singular rīetst rute
third person singular rīett, rīet rēat
plural rēotaþ ruton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular rēote rute
plural rēoten ruten
imperative
singular rēot
plural rēotaþ
participle present past
rēotende (ġe)roten
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