motan – Old Saxon verb conjugation

Old Saxon verb forms of motan

Infinitive

mōtan

Participles

Presentmōtandi
Pastgimōtan; mōtan

Indicative

Present

1st sing.mōt
2nd sing.mōst
3rd sing.mōt
1st plur.mōtun
2nd plur.mōtun
3rd plur.mōtun

Past

1st sing.mōsta
2nd sing.mōstes
3rd sing.mōsta
1st plur.mōstun
2nd plur.mōstun
3rd plur.mōstun

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.mōti
2nd sing.mōtis
3rd sing.mōti
1st plur.mōtin
2nd plur.mōtin
3rd plur.mōtin

Past

1st sing.mōsti
2nd sing.mōstis
3rd sing.mōsti
1st plur.mōstin
2nd plur.mōstin
3rd plur.mōstin

Imperative

Verbs conjugated like motan

motan,

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mōtan.

Verbs referencing "motan"

Swedish måste.

Sample Sentences

  • gern uuas he suīðo that he it thurh ferhtan hugi frummean mōsti (He was really willing that he may accomplish it with wise thoughts)
  • than mōtun gi thea fruma ēgan (Then you have to possess the profit)

Cognates

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