whetten

== English == === Etymology === From whet (past participle) +‎ -en. === Verb === whetten (third-person singular simple present whettens, present participle whettening, simple past and past participle whettened) (transitive, rare) To whet. === Anagrams === wenteth == Middle English == === Alternative forms === qwete, whett, whette, whettyn whætte (Early Middle English) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English hwettan, from Proto-West Germanic *hwattjan, from Proto-Germanic *hwatjaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhwɛtən/ === Verb === whetten (third-person singular simple present whetteth, present participle whettende, whettynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle whetted) To sharpen; to make sharp, especially with a whetstone. To sharpen one's claws or tusks; to prepare for attack. To motivate; to encourage or cause eagerness. (rare) To stimulate or increase endurance. (rare) To growl or groan; to make hostile noises. (rare, of the teeth or feet) To grind against something. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== whestone whettynge ==== Descendants ==== English: whet Scots: what Yola: what ==== References ==== “whetten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 19 July 2018.