wlatian

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną (“to see, look”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”). Cognate with Old Norse leita (“to look for, seek”). Related to Old English wlītan (“to gaze, observe”), wlite (“appearance, form, aspect”).

Alternative forms
  • ƿlātian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwlɑːtiɑn/

Verb

wlātian

  1. to gaze, look upon, behold

Conjugation
Conjugation of wlātian (weak class 2)
infinitive wlātian tō wlātienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular wlātie
wlātiġe		 wlātode
2nd-person singular wlātast wlātodest
3rd-person singular wlātaþ wlātode
plural wlātiaþ
wlātiġaþ		 wlātodon
subjunctive present past
singular wlātie
wlātiġe		 wlātode
plural wlātien
wlātiġen		 wlātoden
imperative
singular wlāta
plural wlātiaþ
wlātiġaþ
participle present past
wlātiende
wlātiġende		 (ġe)wlātod

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wlatōną, from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, twist, roll, revolve”).

Alternative forms
  • ƿlatian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwlɑtiɑn/

Verb

wlatian

  1. (intransitive) to loathe
  2. (transitive) to cause someone to loathe

Conjugation
Conjugation of wlatian (weak class 2)
infinitive wlatian tō wlatienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular wlatie
wlatiġe		 wlatode
2nd-person singular wlatast wlatodest
3rd-person singular wlataþ wlatode
plural wlatiaþ
wlatiġaþ		 wlatodon
subjunctive present past
singular wlatie
wlatiġe		 wlatode
plural wlatien
wlatiġen		 wlatoden
imperative
singular wlata
plural wlatiaþ
wlatiġaþ
participle present past
wlatiende
wlatiġende		 (ġe)wlatod

Derived terms
  • wlatung

Descendants
  • Middle English: wlaten
    • Scots: wlate

See also
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