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böten
böten
German
Verb
böten
Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon böten, from Old Saxon bōtian, related to Dutch boeten, German büßen.
Verb
böten (third-person singular simple present bött, past tense bött, past participle bött, auxiliary verb hebben)
- (transitive, obsolete) to pay for
- (intransitive, religion) to repent, to do penance
- (transitive) to heat
- (transitive) to make a fire
- (transitive, obsolete) to mend, repair
- (transitive, obsolete) to touch up
- (transitive, obsolete) to patch
- (intransitive, obsolete) to heal, cure
Conjugation
Conjugation of böten (weak verb, irregular)
infinitive | böten | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | bööt | bött |
2nd person singular | böts(t) | bötts(t) |
3rd person singular | böt(t) | bött |
plural | böött, bööten | bötten |
imperative | present | — |
singular | bööt(e) | |
plural | böött | |
participle | present | past |
böten | (e)bött, gebött | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |