hettan

Icelandic

Noun

hettan

1. definite nominative singular of hetta

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂d-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxet.tɑn/, [ˈhet.tɑn]

Verb

hettan

1. to pursue as an enemy
2. to persecute

Conjugation

Conjugation of hettan (weak, class 1)

infinitive	hettan	hettenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hette	hette
second person singular	hetst	hettest
third person singular	hett, het	hette
plural	hettaþ	hetton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hette	hette
plural	hetten	hetten
imperative
singular	hete
plural	hettaþ
participle	present	past
	hettende	(ġe)heted, (ġe)hett, (ġe)het

Synonyms

• ēhtan

Derived terms

• hettend
• hetting

Descendants

• Middle English: hetien

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “hettan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Swedish

Noun

hettan

1. definite singular of hetta

Anagrams

• hatten