towitan in Old English

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

Etymology: From tō- + witan. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gmw-pro|inh=1}}, {{af|ang|tō-|witan}} tō- + witan Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=tōwitan}} tōwitan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|tōwitan<pp>}} Forms: tōwitan [canonical], present [table-tags], tōwitan [infinitive], tōwitenne [infinitive], tōwāt [first-person, present, singular], tōwisse [first-person, past, singular], tōwiste [first-person, past, singular], tōwāst [present, second-person, singular], tōwissest [past, second-person, singular], tōwistest [past, second-person, singular], tōwāt [present, singular, third-person], tōwisse [past, singular, third-person], tōwiste [past, singular, third-person], tōwiton [plural, present], tōwisson [past, plural], tōwiston [past, plural], tōwite [present, singular], tōwisse [past, singular], tōwiste [past, singular], tōwiten [plural, present], tōwissen [past, plural], tōwisten [past, plural], tōwite [imperative, past, present, singular], tōwitaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], tōwitende [imperative, present], tōwiten [imperative, past]

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"towitan" meaning in Old English

Verb