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
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): /ˈswɛːtən/

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
Descendants
References
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