ahton

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ahtōn.

Verb

ahton

1. To esteem, care or consider.

Inflection

Conjugation of ahton (weak class 2)

infinitive	ahton
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	ahto, ahton	ahtoda
2nd person singular	ahtos	ahtodos
3rd person singular	ahtot	ahtoda
1st person plural	ahton	ahtodon
2nd person plural	ahtot	ahtodot
3rd person plural	ahtont	ahtodon
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	ahte	ahtodi
2nd person singular	ahtis	ahtodis
3rd person singular	ahte	ahtodi
1st person plural	ahtin	ahtodin
2nd person plural	ahtit	ahtodit
3rd person plural	ahtin	ahtodin
imperative	present
singular	ahto
plural	ahtot
participle	present	past
	ahtondi	ahtot, giahtot

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: achten
  • Dutch: achten
  • Limburgish: achte

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːx.ton/

Verb

āhton

1. first/second/third-person plural past indicative of āgan

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ahtōn. Cognate with Old Frisian achtia, Old English eahtian, Old High German ahtōn.

Verb

ahtōn

1. to deliberate, hold council, consider
2. to evaluate

Conjugation

Conjugation of ahton (weak class 2)

infinitive	ahton
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	ahton	ahtoda
2nd person singular	ahtos	ahtodes
3rd person singular	ahtod	ahtoda
plural	ahtiod	ahtodun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	ahto	ahtodi
2nd person singular	ahtos	ahtodis
3rd person singular	ahto	ahtodi
plural	ahtion	ahtodin
imperative	present
singular	ahto
plural	ahtiod
participle	present	past
	ahtondi	giahtod, ahtod

Derived terms

• giahton