uton

Pronunciation: /ˈu.ton/

“uton” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

adverb

let's

Etymology

Usually said to originate from a form of witan (“to know”). Ringe explains it as an allegro form of PWGmc 1pl. *(ga)wītum (“we're going, we'll go”) which escaped the North Sea Germanic displacement of 1pl. endings because speakers reinterpreted it as a separate word.

More Old English words

utlenda
utlendisc
utlædan
utlæs
utscyte
utsiht
utweard
utweardes

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