efnettan

Old English

Alternative forms

• efnetan, emnettan, emnyttan, ymnyttan

Etymology

From efen +‎ -ettan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈef.net.tɑn/, [ˈev.net.tɑn]

Verb

efnettan

1. to make even; to square, adjust
2. to be equal; to imitate

Conjugation

Conjugation of efnettan (weak class 1)

infinitive	efnettan	efnettenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	efnette	efnette
second person singular	efnetst	efnettest
third person singular	efnett, efnet	efnette
plural	efnettaþ	efnetton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	efnette	efnette
plural	efnetten	efnetten
imperative
singular	efnete
plural	efnettaþ
participle	present	past
	efnettende	(ġe)efneted, (ġe)efnett, (ġe)efnet

Derived terms

• efnetta
• ġeefnettan

References

• Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
• T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921