ascacan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • āsċæcan, āsċeacan

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ sċacan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈʃɑ.kɑn/

Verb

āsċacan

  1. to shake off, remove
    • 9th century, Vespasian Psalter
      ... āsċecen [iċ] eam swē swē gershoppa ...
      ... [I] am shaken off like a locust ...
  2. to be removed, forsake, flee
  3. to shake, brandish, or be shaken

Conjugation

Conjugation of āsċacan (strong, class VI)
infinitive āsċacan āsċacenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular āsċace āsċōc
second person singular āsċæcst āsċōce
third person singular āsċæcþ āsċōc
plural āsċacaþ āsċōcon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular āsċace āsċōce
plural āsċacen āsċōcen
imperative
singular āsċac
plural āsċacaþ
participle present past
āsċacende āsċæcen, āsċacen

References

  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921
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