aswagen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French asuagier, from Vulgar Latin *assuaviō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈswaːd͡ʒən/

Verb

aswagen

  1. To cure or assuage; to give relief (especially used with injury or harm)
  2. To pacify; to cause to relax or calm.
  3. To become calm or assuaged; to be rid of one's ills.
  4. To become smaller, diminish, or shrink.
  5. (rare) To cause to become smaller, diminish or shrink.
  6. (rare) To stop one's harassment or harrying.

Conjugation

Conjugation of aswagen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) aswagen, aswage
present tense past tense
1st-person singular aswage aswaged
2nd-person singular aswagest aswagedest
3rd-person singular aswageth aswaged
subjunctive singular aswage
imperative singular —
plural1 aswagen, aswage aswageden, aswagede
imperative plural aswageth, aswage —
participles aswagynge, aswagende aswaged, yaswaged

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: assuage, swage
  • Scots: swadge

References

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