aehtan in Old English

IPA: /ɑːˈeːx.tɑn/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From ā- + ēhtan (“to persecute”). Etymology templates: {{af|ang|ā-|ēhtan|t2=to persecute}} ā- + ēhtan (“to persecute”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|āēhtan}} āēhtan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|āēhtan<w1>}} Forms: āēhtan [canonical], weak [table-tags], āēhtan [infinitive], āēhtenne [infinitive], āēhte [first-person, present, singular], āēhte [first-person, past, singular], āēhtest [present, second-person, singular], āēhst [present, second-person, singular], āēhtst [present, second-person, singular], āēhtest [past, second-person, singular], āēhteþ [present, singular, third-person], āēht [present, singular, third-person], āēhte [past, singular, third-person], āēhtaþ [plural, present], āēhton [past, plural], āēhte [present, singular], āēhte [past, singular], āēhten [plural, present], āēhten [past, plural], āēht [imperative, past, present, singular], āēhtaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], āēhtende [imperative, present], āēhted [imperative, past]

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ā-",
      "a-#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "ēhtan",
      "ehtan#Old_English"
    ]
  ],
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        "t2": "to persecute"
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ā- + ēhtan (“to persecute”).",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "1",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āēhtan",
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        [
          "āēhtan",
          "aehtan#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āēhtenne",
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        [
          "āēhtenne",
          "aehtenne#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āēhte",
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        [
          "āēhte",
          "aehte#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        [
          "āēhte",
          "aehte#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        [
          "āēhtest",
          "aehtest#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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          "aehst#Old_English"
        ]
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          "āēhteþ",
          "aehteþ#Old_English"
        ]
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      ]
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          "āēhtaþ",
          "aehtaþ#Old_English"
        ]
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        "present"
      ]
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          "āēhton",
          "aehton#Old_English"
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    },
    {
      "form": "āēhtende",
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        [
          "āēhtende",
          "aehtende#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "āēhted",
      "links": [
        [
          "āēhted",
          "aehted#Old_English"
        ]
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑːˈeːx.tɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aehtan"
}

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    [
      "ā-",
      "a-#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "ēhtan",
      "ehtan#Old_English"
    ]
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    }
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          "aehtest#Old_English"
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          "āēhtaþ",
          "aehtaþ#Old_English"
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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      "form": "āēhton",
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        [
          "āēhton",
          "aehton#Old_English"
        ]
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      "form": "āēhte",
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          "āēhten",
          "aehten#Old_English"
        ]
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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          "āēhten",
          "aehten#Old_English"
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          "āēht",
          "aeht#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
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        [
          "āēhtaþ",
          "aehtaþ#Old_English"
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        [
          "āēhtende",
          "aehtende#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "present"
      ]
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    {
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        [
          "āēhted",
          "aehted#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "past"
      ]
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        "(hapax legomenon) to persecute"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
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    }
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}

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"aehtan" meaning in Old English

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