hamettan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haimattjan, from Proto-Germanic *haimatjaną, equivalent to hām +‎ -ettan. Cognate with Old Norse heimta (“to fetch”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑː.met.tɑn/, [ˈhɑː.met.tɑn]

Verb

hāmettan

  1. to provide a home (for/to); house
  2. to bring back (to a home, village, etc.)

Conjugation
Conjugation of hāmettan (weak class 1)
infinitive hāmettan hāmettenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hāmette hāmette
second person singular hāmetst hāmettest
third person singular hāmett, hāmet hāmette
plural hāmettaþ hāmetton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hāmette hāmette
plural hāmetten hāmetten
imperative
singular hāmete
plural hāmettaþ
participle present past
hāmettende (ġe)hāmeted, (ġe)hāmett, (ġe)hāmet

Derived terms
  • ġehāmettan
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