Contionary:witen

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Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk viten, from Old Skundavisk viten, hlōpan, from Halmisk ᚹᛁᛏᚨᚾ (witan), from Proto-Germanic *witaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

witen (modal verb, third-person singular simple present wit, past tense wiste, past participle gewist, past subjunctive wiste, auxiliary haven)

  1. to know
    Ik wit neet.
    I don't know.

Inflection

infinitive witen
present participle witend
past participle gewist
auxiliary haven
indicative subjunctive
present ik wit wi witen ik wite wi witen
thou witst ji witet thou witst ji witet
hi, si, hit wit si, Si witen hi, si, hit wite si, Si witen
preterit ik wiste wi wisten ik wistee wi wisten
thou wistest ji wistet thou wistest ji wistet
hi, si, hit wiste si, Si wisten hi, si, hit wiste si, Si wisten
imperative wit witet (ji)


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