dihton

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtiːhton/

Verb

dīhton

1. first-person singular imperative of diehtit

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdix.ton/, [ˈdiç.ton]

Verb

dihton

1. plural preterite indicative of dihtan

Old High German

Alternative forms

• tihtōn

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dihtōn.

Verb

dihtōn

1. to compose (a poem)

Descendants

• Middle High German: tihten, *dihten
  • German: dichten

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dihtōn.

Verb

dihton

1. to compose (a poem)

Conjugation

Conjugation of dihton (weak class 2)

infinitive	dihton
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	dihton	dihtoda
2nd person singular	dihtos	dihtodes
3rd person singular	dihtod	dihtoda
plural	dihtiod	dihtodun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	dihto	dihtodi
2nd person singular	dihtos	dihtodis
3rd person singular	dihto	dihtodi
plural	dihtion	dihtodin
imperative	present
singular	dihto
plural	dihtiod
participle	present	past
	dihtondi	gidihtod, dihtod

Descendants

• Middle Low German: dichten
  • Low German: dichten
  • → Old Norse: dikta
    • Norwegian:

      Norwegian Nynorsk: dikte

      Norwegian Bokmål: dikte, dikta

    • Swedish: dikta
    • Danish: digte