ytan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ūtijan, from Proto-Germanic *ūtijaną. Equivalent to ūt + -an. Cognate with Icelandic ýta (“to push”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈyː.tɑn/
Verb
ȳtan
- to put out a person from a place, expel, banish
- to put out a thing from one's possession, alienate, give away
Conjugation
Conjugation of ȳtan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | ȳtan | ȳtenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ȳte | ȳtte |
| second person singular | ȳtest, ȳtst | ȳttest |
| third person singular | ȳteþ, ȳtt, ȳt | ȳtte |
| plural | ȳtaþ | ȳtton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ȳte | ȳtte |
| plural | ȳten | ȳtten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ȳt | |
| plural | ȳtaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ȳtende | (ġe)ȳted | |
Derived terms
- aȳtan
- ȳtend
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ȳtan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Swedish
Noun
ytan
- definite singular of yta