sweten

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From swêet +‎ -en.

Verb

swêten

1. to sweat, to perspire

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• sweiten

Descendants

• Dutch: zweten
• Limburgish: zweite

Further reading

• “sweten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sweten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English swētan, from Proto-West Germanic *swōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *swōtijaną; equivalent to swete (“sweet”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsweːtən/

Verb

sweten (third-person singular simple present sweteth, present participle swetende, swetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sweted)

1. To make sweet, sweeten
2. To induce happiness

Conjugation

Conjugation of sweten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) sweten, swete
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	swete	sweted
2nd-person singular	swetest	swetedest
3rd-person singular	sweteth	sweted
subjunctive singular	swete
imperative singular		—
plural1	sweten, swete	sweteden, swetede
imperative plural	sweteth, swete	—
participles	swetynge, swetende	sweted, ysweted

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: sweet

References

• “swẹ̄ten, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old English swǣtan, from Proto-West Germanic *swaitijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaitijaną; equivalent to swete (“sweat”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• sweaten, swheten

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɛːtən/

Verb

sweten (third-person singular simple present sweteth, present participle swetende, swetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sweted)

1. To sweat, perspire, bleed
2. To release condensation

Conjugation

Conjugation of sweten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) sweten, swete
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	swete	sweted
2nd-person singular	swetest	swetedest
3rd-person singular	sweteth	sweted
subjunctive singular	swete
imperative singular		—
plural1	sweten, swete	sweteden, swetede
imperative plural	sweteth, swete	—
participles	swetynge, swetende	sweted, ysweted

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: sweat
• Scots: sweet, swate, sweit, swite

References

• “swēten, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.