ambehtan

Old English

Alternative forms

• embehtan, embihtan, onbyhtan, embigtan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ambahtijan, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtijaną (“to serve, minister”), equivalent to ambeht +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑm.bex.tɑn/, [ˈɑm.beç.tɑn]

Verb

ambehtan

1. to serve, minister

Conjugation

Conjugation of ambehtan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ambehtan	ambehtenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ambehte	ambehte
second person singular	ambehtest, ambehst, ambehtst	ambehtest
third person singular	ambehteþ, ambeht	ambehte
plural	ambehtaþ	ambehton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ambehte	ambehte
plural	ambehten	ambehten
imperative
singular	ambeht
plural	ambehtaþ
participle	present	past
	ambehtende	(ġe)ambehted

Related terms

• embehtian