ᚺᚨᛁᛏᛁᚾᚨᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haitanaz, past participle of *haitaną. Related to English hoten, Yiddish הייסן (heysn), and French souhaiter.

Adjective

ᚺᚨᛁᛏᛁᚾᚨᛉ (haitinaʀ)

1. (past participle) called, commanded
   • c. 5th century, Kalleby Runestone

     ᚦᚱᚨᚹᛁᛃᚨᚾ ᛫ ᚺᚨᛁᛏᛁᚾᚨᛉᚹᚨᛊ

     þrawijan · haitinaʀwas

     þrawija's [stone] ᛫ [he/it] was commanded/called

Conjugation

• (first-person singular present passive indicative) — ᚺᚨᛁᛏᛖ (haite /⁠haitē⁠/) [3rd–5th c.]
• (past participle) — ᚺᚨᛁᛏᛁᚾᚨᛉ (haitinaʀ) [3rd–5th c.]

Descendants

• Old Norse: heitinn (past participle of heita)