séitid

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sweizdīti,[1] from the root of *swizdeti. Cognate with Welsh chwythu.

Verb

séitid

  1. to blow (across), waft

Conjugation

Simple, class A II present, s preterite, a subjunctive
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative abs. sétir
conj.
rel.
imperfect indicative ·séted
preterite abs. sétis
conj.
rel.
perfect deut.
prot.
future abs.
conj.
rel.
conditional
present subjunctive abs.
conj.
rel.
past subjunctive ·séted
imperative
verbal noun
past participle
verbal of necessity

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: séid
  • Manx: sheid
  • Scottish Gaelic: sèid

Mutation

Mutation of séitid
radical lenition nasalization
séitid ṡéitid séitid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Pedersen, Holger (1913), Vergleichende Grammatik der keltischen Sprachen [Comparative Grammar of the Celtic Languages] (in German), volume II, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, →ISBN, § 821, page 627

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