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

Further reading

  • “sweten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “sweten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English swētan. Not directly cognate to English sweeten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsweːtən/

Verb

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

  1. To make sweet, sweeten
  2. To induce happiness

Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Old English swǣtan, from Proto-Germanic *swaitijaną.

Alternative forms

  • sweaten, swheten

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɛːtən/

Verb

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

  1. To sweat, perspire, bleed
  2. To release condensation

Conjugation

Descendants
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