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{{also|ettan}}
==Old English==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*-attjan}}, {{m|gmw-pro|*-ittjan}}, {{m|gmw-pro|*-uttjan}}, from {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*-atjaną}}, {{m|gem-pro|*-itjaną}}, {{m|gem-pro|*-utjaną|pos=verbal suffix}}. Related to {{cog|en|-ise}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ang-IPA|-ettan}}

===Suffix===
{{ang-suffix}}

# {{non-gloss|used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives (compare English {{m|en|-ate}}, {{m|en|-ize}}), frequently having a [[Appendix:Glossary#causative verb|causative]] force.}}
#: {{sufex|ang|bōt|t1=[[remedy]], [[cure]]|bōtettan|t2=to [[remedy]], [[cure]]}}
#: {{sufex|ang|lēaslīċ|t1=[[false]]|lēaslīcettan|t2=to [[dissemble]], be [[false]]}}
#: {{sufex|ang|lāþ|t1=[[hatred]], [[hostility]]; [[loathesome]]|lāþettan|t2=to [[loathe]]}}
# {{n-g|verbal suffix denoting frequency or intensification}}
#: {{sufex|ang|blīcan|t1=to [[shine]]|blīcettan|t2=to [[glitter]]}}
#: {{sufex|ang|hlēapan|t1=to [[jump]], to [[leap]]|hlēapettan|t2=to [[jump]] up}}

====Conjugation====
{{ang-conj|-ettan<w1>}}

====Derived terms====
{{suffixsee|ang}}
* {{l|ang|-ettung}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|enm|thouten|alt=thou'''ten'''|t=to address as 'thou'|yeten|alt2=ye'''ten'''|t2=to address as 'ye'}} {{q|likely}}; {{l|enm|grunten|grun'''ten'''}} (from [[w:Old English|Old English]] {{m|ang|grunnettan|grunn'''ettan'''}}); {{l|enm|spouten|spou'''ten'''}},
** {{desc|en|yeet|alt=yee'''t'''|grunt|alt2=grun'''t'''|fidget|alt3=fidge'''t'''}} {{q|possibly}}, {{l|en|spout|spou'''t'''}}, {{l|en|botch|bot'''ch'''}}, {{l|en|haunt|haun'''t'''}} (via French)