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Witen
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witen
witen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *wītan, from Proto-Germanic *wītaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwiːtən/
Verb
witen
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: wijten
Middle English
Verb
witen
- to know
Conjugation
Conjugation of witen
| present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | woot | witen |
| 2nd person | woost | witen |
| 3rd person | woot | witen |
| subjunctive | wite | witen |
| participle | present | past |
| witende, witinge | (y)witen | |
| simple past | singular | plural |
| 1st person | wist(e) | wisten |
| 2nd person | wistest | wisten |
| 3rd person | wist(e) | wisten |
| subjunctive | wiste | wisten |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| wit(e), woot | witen |