"ehtan" meaning in Old English

See ehtan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈeːx.tɑn/
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ą̄htijan (“to pursue, persecute”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*ą̄htijan||to pursue, persecute|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-West Germanic *ą̄htijan (“to pursue, persecute”), {{inh+|ang|gmw-pro|*ą̄htijan||to pursue, persecute}} Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ą̄htijan (“to pursue, persecute”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|ēhtan}} ēhtan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|ēhtan<w1>}} Forms: ēhtan [canonical], weak [table-tags], ēhtan [infinitive], ēhtenne [infinitive], ēhte [first-person, present, singular], ēhte [first-person, past, singular], ēhtest [present, second-person, singular], ēhst [present, second-person, singular], ēhtst [present, second-person, singular], ēhtest [past, second-person, singular], ēhteþ [present, singular, third-person], ēht [present, singular, third-person], ēhte [past, singular, third-person], ēhtaþ [plural, present], ēhton [past, plural], ēhte [present, singular], ēhte [past, singular], ēhten [plural, present], ēhten [past, plural], ēht [imperative, past, present, singular], ēhtaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], ēhtende [imperative, present], ēhted [imperative, past], ġeēhted [imperative, past]
  1. to chase (+ genitive or accusative)
    Sense id: en-ehtan-ang-verb-WNiOg99g Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. to persecute (+ genitive or accusative)
    Sense id: en-ehtan-ang-verb-T6nFqGa- Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ēhtere, ēhtnes, ēhtness, ēhtnys, ēhtnyss Related terms: ēhtian, ōht
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