hitten

== English == === Verb === hitten (archaic, rare, dialectal) past participle of hit 1869, R. D. Blackmore, Lorna Doone [1]: But though I could hardly hold the gun, unless with my back against a bar, it did me good to hear it go off, and hope to have hitten his enemies. == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Noun === hitten plural of hit == German == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɪtn̩/ Hyphenation: hit‧ten === Verb === hitten (weak, third-person singular present hittet, past tense hittete, past participle gehittet, auxiliary haben) (slang, roleplaying games) to hit (to strike) (slang) to hit (to reach or achieve) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== one-hitten == Middle English == === Alternative forms === hit, hitte, hyt hittyne (Derbyshire); hette (Norfolk); hutte (Southwest Midland) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English hyttan (“to come upon”), from Old Norse hitta, from Proto-Germanic *hittijaną (“to come upon”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- (“to fall upon”). Both Old English hyttan and its Middle English reflexes point to Old English /y/ in this word; possibly it was initially borrowed into a variety which had unrounded /y/ to /i/, then received /y/ in other varieties by analogy with native words where /y/ corresponded to /i/ in unrounding varieties. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhitən/ === Verb === hitten (third-person singular simple present hitteth, present participle hittynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative hitte, past participle hit) (ambitransitive) To hit; to come into contact with (especially forcefully): To strike; to land a blow (with one's hand or weapon) To land a projectile against. (figuratively) To succeed or afflict; to take effect. (intransitive, rare) To fall or collide. (ambitransitive) To encounter or find; to meet with or come upon. (intransitive) To travel or journey. (ambitransitive, rare) To throw or toss; to cause to hit. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: hit (see there for further descendants) Middle Scots: hit Scots: hit ==== References ==== “hitten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “hit, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. Dance, Richard; Pons-Sanz, Sara; Schorn, Brittany (2019), “hitte v. (wk.)”, in The Gersum Project ⁠‎[2], University of Cambridge, University of Cardiff, and the University of Sheffield. == Swedish == === Noun === hitten definite singular of hit