quethan

See also: queðan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kweþan, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną.

Verb

quethan

1. to say, to tell

Inflection

Conjugation of quethan (strong class 5 irregular, Verner alternation)

infinitive	quethan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	quetho, quethon	quath
2nd person singular	quithis, quithist	quādi, quādis
3rd person singular	quithit	quath
1st person plural	quethon	quādun
2nd person plural	quethet	quādut
3rd person plural	quethont	quādun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	quethe	quādi
2nd person singular	quethes, quethest	quādi, quādis
3rd person singular	quethe	quādi
1st person plural	quethen	quādin
2nd person plural	quethet	quādit
3rd person plural	quethen	quādin
imperative	present
singular	queth, quith
plural	quethet
participle	present	past
	quethandi	quedan, giquedan

Derived terms

• antquethan

Further reading

• “kwethan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• queþan, queðan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kweþan, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną.

Verb

quethan

1. to say, tell

Conjugation

Conjugation of quethan (strong class 5)

infinitive	quethan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	quithu	quath, quad
2nd person singular	quithis	quādi
3rd person singular	quithid	quath, quad
plural	quethad	quādun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	quethe	quādi
2nd person singular	quethes	quādis
3rd person singular	quethe	quādi
plural	quethen	quādin
imperative	present
singular	queth
plural	quethad
participle	present	past
	quithandi	giquedan, quedan

Derived terms

• andquethan
• aquethan
• giquethan
• withquethan

 

Descendants

• Middle Low German: queden