Part of speech: verb
Verb type: strong verb (5)
to eat
Etymology
[← Prot-Germ *etan; OE etan (Mod E eat); O Fris eta, ita; O Sax etan; Dt eten; OHG ezzan (Mod G essen); O Icel eta (Mod Icel éta); Dan æde; Sw äta ← Indo-Europ *ed-; Sanskr átti; Anc Gr ἔδω; Lat edere; O Ir ithid; O Prus īst; O Slav ѩсти (Russ есть); ѥда "food" (Russ еда)]
Concordance
etun - 3 pers, pl, p, indicat - Luk. XVII, 27; XVII, 28
itan - inf- Luk. XV, 16; XVI, 21
itan - inf- Luk. XV, 16; XVI, 21
Paradigm
4.1.1.5. (a)
V class | infinitive | preterite singular | preterite plural | past participle |
normal grade | normal grade | lengthened grade | normal grade | |
i/ă | -i- | -a- | -ē- | -i- |
additional element of vowel gradation for this class is any consonant, except sonant, e.g. -b-, -h-, etc. | i + b = ib | a + b = ab | ē + b = ēb | i + b = ib |
to give | giban | gab (gaf) | gēbum | gibans |
i + h = aih [-ɛ-] | a + h = ah | ē + h = ēh | i + h = aih [-ɛh-] | |
to see | saíƕan [-ɛ-] |
saƕ | sēƕum [-ē-] |
saíƕans [-ɛ-] |
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