wlatian

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwlɑː.ti.ɑn/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *wlaitōn, 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”).

Verb

wlātian

  1. to gaze, look upon, behold
Conjugation
Conjugation of wlātian (weak class 2)
infinitive wlātian wlātienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wlātiġe wlātode
second person singular wlātast wlātodest
third person singular wlātaþ wlātode
plural wlātiaþ wlātodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wlātiġe wlātode
plural wlātiġen wlātoden
imperative
singular wlāta
plural wlātiaþ
participle present past
wlātiende (ġe)wlātod
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: wlaten, wlæten

See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *wlātōn, *wlātijōn.

Verb

wlātian

  1. Synonym of wlǣtian (“to loathe”)
Conjugation
Conjugation of wlātian (weak class 2)
infinitive wlātian wlātienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wlātiġe wlātode
second person singular wlātast wlātodest
third person singular wlātaþ wlātode
plural wlātiaþ wlātodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wlātiġe wlātode
plural wlātiġen wlātoden
imperative
singular wlāta
plural wlātiaþ
participle present past
wlātiende (ġe)wlātod
Descendants
  • Middle English: wlatien, wlaten
    • Middle English: *wlatiende, wlatand, *wlatynge (present participle)
      • ⇒ Middle English: wlatyngnesse, flatyngnesse
    • ⇒ Middle English: *awlatien, *awlaten
      • ⇒ Middle English: awlated
    • ⇒ Middle English: unwlatable
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