witen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch wītan, from Proto-Germanic *wītaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːtən/

Verb

witen

  1. to blame, to hold accountable
  2. to cause harm

Inflection
Strong class 1
Infinitive witen
3rd sg. past wêet
3rd pl. past wēten
Past participle gewēten
Infinitive witen
In genitive witens
In dative witene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular wite wêet
2nd singular wijts, wites wēets, wētes
3rd singular wijt, witet wêet
1st plural witen wēten
2nd plural wijt, witet wēet, wētet
3rd plural witen wēten
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular wite wēte
2nd singular wijts, wites wētes
3rd singular wite wēte
1st plural witen wēten
2nd plural wijt, witet wētet
3rd plural witen wēten
Imperative Present
Singular wijt, wite
Plural wijt, witet
Present Past
Participle witende gewēten

Descendants
  • Dutch: wijten
  • Limburgish: wiete

Further reading
  • “witen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “witen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Cognate with Dutch weten, German wissen, and Swedish veta.

Verb

witen

  1. to know

Conjugation
Conjugation of witen (preterite-present)
infinitive (to) witen
indicative present past
1st person singular woot wist(e)
2nd person singular woost wistest
3rd person singular woot wist(e)
plural witen wisten
subjunctive present past
singular wite wiste
plural witen wisten
imperative present
singular wit(e), woot
plural witen
participle present past
witende, witinge (y)witen

Descendants
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