sweten

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From swêet +‎ -en.

Verb

swêten

  1. to sweat, to perspire

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

  • sweiten

Descendants

  • Dutch: zweten
  • Limburgish: zweite

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English swētan, from Proto-West Germanic *swōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *swōtijaną; equivalent to swete (sweet) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsweːtən/

Verb

sweten (third-person singular simple present sweteth, present participle swetende, swetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sweted)

  1. To make sweet, sweeten
  2. To induce happiness
Conjugation
Conjugation of sweten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) sweten, swete
present tense past tense
1st-person singular swete sweted
2nd-person singular swetest swetedest
3rd-person singular sweteth sweted
subjunctive singular swete
imperative singular
plural1 sweten, swete sweteden, swetede
imperative plural sweteth, swete
participles swetynge, swetende sweted, ysweted

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
References

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old English swǣtan, from Proto-West Germanic *swaitijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaitijaną; equivalent to swete (sweat) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɛːtən/

Verb

sweten (third-person singular simple present sweteth, present participle swetende, swetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sweted)

  1. To sweat, perspire, bleed
  2. To release condensation
Conjugation
Conjugation of sweten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) sweten, swete
present tense past tense
1st-person singular swete sweted
2nd-person singular swetest swetedest
3rd-person singular sweteth sweted
subjunctive singular swete
imperative singular
plural1 sweten, swete sweteden, swetede
imperative plural sweteth, swete
participles swetynge, swetende sweted, ysweted

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
References