Reconstruction:Old English/tasan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taisan (“to separate by pulling, tugging or plucking; tease”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑː.sɑn/, [ˈtɑː.zɑn]

Verb

*tāsan

  1. to pull apart; separate by tugging; touse

Conjugation

Conjugation of *tāsan (strong, class VII)
infinitive *tāsan *tāsenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *tāse *tēos
second person singular *tǣst *tēore
third person singular *tǣst *tēos
plural *tāsaþ *tēoron
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *tāse *tēore
plural *tāsen *tēoren
imperative
singular *tās
plural *tāsaþ
participle present past
*tāsende *(ġe)tāren

Descendants

  • Middle English: tosen, tose, toson
    • English: tose, toze, toase, toaze (obsolete)
    • ⇒ Middle English: totosen
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