sweten

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From swêet +‎ -en.

Verb

swêten

  1. to sweat, to perspire

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

  • sweiten

Descendants

  • Dutch: zweten
  • Limburgish: zweite

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Old English swētan, from Proto-West Germanic *swōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *swōtijaną; equivalent to swete (sweet) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsweːtən/

    Verb

    sweten (third-person singular simple present sweteth, present participle swetende, swetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sweted)

    1. To make sweet, sweeten
    2. To induce happiness
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of sweten (weak in -ed)
    infinitive (to) sweten, swete
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular swete sweted
    2nd-person singular swetest swetedest
    3rd-person singular sweteth sweted
    subjunctive singular swete
    imperative singular
    plural1 sweten, swete sweteden, swetede
    imperative plural sweteth, swete
    participles swetynge, swetende sweted, ysweted

    1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

    Descendants
    References

    Etymology 2

      Inherited from Old English swǣtan, from Proto-West Germanic *swaitijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaitijaną; equivalent to swete (sweat) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

      Alternative forms

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈswɛ̝ːtən/

      Verb

      sweten (third-person singular simple present sweteth, present participle swetende, swetynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sweted)

      1. To sweat, perspire, bleed
      2. To release condensation
      Conjugation
      Conjugation of sweten (weak in -ed/-te)
      infinitive (to) sweten, swete
      present tense past tense
      1st-person singular swete sweted, swette
      2nd-person singular swetest swetedest, swettest
      3rd-person singular sweteth sweted, swette
      subjunctive singular swete
      imperative singular
      plural1 sweten, swete sweteden, swetede, swetten, swette
      imperative plural sweteth, swete
      participles swetynge, swetende sweted, swet, ysweted, yswet

      1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

      Descendants
      References