cweþan
Old English
Alternative forms
- cweðan
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- (compare Proto-Celtic *bet-lo- (“mouth”) in Old Irish bél). Cognate with Old Frisian qwetha, Old Saxon quethan, queþan, Old Dutch quethan (Middle Dutch quedden), Old High German quedan, Old Norse kveða (Icelandic kveða, Danish kvæde, Swedish kväda), Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (qiþan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkweθɑn/, [ˈkweðɑn]
Verb
cweþan
- (West Saxon) to say, tell
Conjugation
Conjugation of cweþan (strong class 5)
| infinitive | cweþan | tō cweþanne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | cweþe | cwæþ |
| 2nd-person singular | cweþest, cwiþst | cwǣde |
| 3rd-person singular | cweþeþ, cwiþ | cwæþ |
| plural | cweþaþ | cwǣdon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | cweþe | cwǣde |
| plural | cweþen | cwǣden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | cweþ | |
| plural | cweþaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| cweþende | cweden | |
Derived terms
Descendants
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