hafetian

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Old English

Alternative forms

• hafettan, haftian, hafetiġan, afetiġan, hafeċiġan, hafitiġan

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps a derivative or alteration of earlier hafettan, from Proto-West Germanic *habattjan, from Proto-West Germanic *hab, *habu (“lift, lifting”) + *-attjan. Equivalent to *hafu +‎ -ettan.

Alternatively, an alteration of āfētian (“to stomp with the feet, applaud, praise”). Possibly a merger of both theories.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑ.fe.ti.ɑn/, [ˈhɑ.ve.ti.ɑn]

Verb

hafetian

1. to applaud, clap
2. to beat; (birds) to flap

Conjugation

Conjugation of hafetian (weak class 2)

infinitive	hafetian	hafetienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hafetiġe	hafetode
second person singular	hafetast	hafetodest
third person singular	hafetaþ	hafetode
plural	hafetiaþ	hafetodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hafetiġe	hafetode
plural	hafetiġen	hafetoden
imperative
singular	hafeta
plural	hafetiaþ
participle	present	past
	hafetiende	(ġe)hafetod

Synonyms

• āfētian
• fæġnian
• pleġan
• þamettan