witgian
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Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *wītagōn. Equivalent to wītga + -ian.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]wītgian
- to prophesize
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- Þā on þām eahteoþan ġēare siþþan hēo abbudisse wæs, hēo wæs ġeuntrumod swā swā hēo ǣr witeġode, swā þæt ān ġeswel wēox on hire swūran myċel under ċynnbane...
- Then on the eighth year since she became abbodess, she was sickened as she had previously predicted, as a large tumor grew on her neck under the chinbone....
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of wītgian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | wītgian | wītgienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | wītgiġe | wītgode |
| second person singular | wītgast | wītgodest |
| third person singular | wītgaþ | wītgode |
| plural | wītgiaþ | wītgodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | wītgiġe | wītgode |
| plural | wītgiġen | wītgoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wītga | |
| plural | wītgiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| wītgiende | (ġe)wītgod | |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: wītien