swætan

Old English

Etymology

Proto-West Germanic *swaitijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaitijaną (“to sweat”), derived from *swait- (“sweat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswæː.tɑn/

Verb

swǣtan

1. to sweat

Conjugation

Conjugation of swǣtan (weak class 1)

infinitive	swǣtan	swǣtenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	swǣte	swǣtte
second person singular	swǣtest, swǣtst	swǣttest
third person singular	swǣteþ, swǣtt, swǣt	swǣtte
plural	swǣtaþ	swǣtton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	swǣte	swǣtte
plural	swǣten	swǣtten
imperative
singular	swǣt
plural	swǣtaþ
participle	present	past
	swǣtende	(ġe)swǣted

Descendants

• Middle English: sweten, sweaten, swheten
  • English: sweat
  • Scots: sweet, swate, sweit, swite