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Esperant‑o, Esperanto. est‑i, to be. -et, suffix denoting little. etend‑i, to stretch.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
The verbs belonging to this class form their preterite in -ete and their past participle in -et.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Wright, Joseph
To sleep = dorm‑i; suf. -et denotes light sleep; pref. ek- denotes beginning. 7Distracting.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
Instead of -eth we even find -et, as in herknet, 1.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
There are also at least two past participles in -et, as slenget, 1923, grethet, 2615, to which add weddeth, beddeth, 1127, In l. 2057, knawed seems put for knawen, for the rime’s sake.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
