ofteon – Old English verb conjugation

Old English verb forms of ofteon

Infinitive

oftēon
oftēonne

Participles

Presentoftēonde
Pastoftogen

Indicative

Present

1st sing.oftēo
2nd sing.oftīehst
3rd sing.oftīehþ
1st plur.oftēoþ
2nd plur.oftēoþ
3rd plur.oftēoþ

Past

1st sing.oftēah
2nd sing.oftuge
3rd sing.oftēah
1st plur.oftugon
2nd plur.oftugon
3rd plur.oftugon

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.oftēo
2nd sing.oftēo
3rd sing.oftēo
1st plur.oftēon
2nd plur.oftēon
3rd plur.oftēon

Past

1st sing.oftuge
2nd sing.oftuge
3rd sing.oftuge
1st plur.oftugen
2nd plur.oftugen
3rd plur.oftugen

Imperative

Singularoftēoh
Pluraloftēoþ

Verbs similar to 'ofteon'

onteon, oþteon, ateon, beteon, fleon, forteon, geteon, oferteon, oþfleon, teon,

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *abateuhan, from Proto-Germanic *abateuhaną; cognates include Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (aftiuhan). By surface analysis, of- + tēon.

Sample Sentences

  • Oft Scyld Scēfing sceaþena þrēatum, monegum mǣġþum meodosetla oftēah, (Shield-with-the-Sheaf, he often stripped away the mead-benches from many tribes,) [early 8th century, Beowulf, trans Shippey 2024:]

Cognates

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