dihtan in Old English

IPA: /ˈdix.tɑn/, [ˈdiç.tɑn] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *dihtijan (“to order, instruct”). Equivalent to diht (“order, instruction”) + -an. Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*deyḱ-}}, {{dercat|ang|la}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*dihtijan|t=to order, instruct}} Proto-West Germanic *dihtijan (“to order, instruct”), {{af|ang|diht|-an|t1=order, instruction}} diht (“order, instruction”) + -an Head templates: {{ang-verb}} dihtan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|dihtan<w1>}} Forms: weak [table-tags], dihtan [infinitive], dihtenne [infinitive], dihte [first-person, present, singular], dihte [first-person, past, singular], dihtest [present, second-person, singular], dihst [present, second-person, singular], dihtst [present, second-person, singular], dihtest [past, second-person, singular], dihteþ [present, singular, third-person], diht [present, singular, third-person], dihte [past, singular, third-person], dihtaþ [plural, present], dihton [past, plural], dihte [present, singular], dihte [past, singular], dihten [plural, present], dihten [past, plural], diht [imperative, past, present, singular], dihtaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], dihtende [imperative, present], dihted [imperative, past], ġedihted [imperative, past]

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "form": "dihten",
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    },
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      "form": "dihtende",
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      "ipa": "/ˈdix.tɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdiç.tɑn]"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Latin",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deyḱ-",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms suffixed with -an",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs"
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      "form": "dihton",
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        "present",
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      "form": "dihte",
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        "past",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "dihtende",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "dihted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ġedihted",
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        "imperative",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdix.tɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdiç.tɑn]"
    }
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}

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"dihtan" meaning in Old English

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