asecgan

Old English

Etymology

From ā- +‎ seċġan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈsej.jɑn/, [ɑːˈsed.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

āseċġan

  1. to tell, utter a word, speak out, assert, declare
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Oft iċ sceolde āna · ūhtna ġehwylċe
      mīne ċeare cwīþan. · Nis nū cwicra nān
      þe iċ him mōdsefan · mīnne durre
      sweotule āseċġan. · Iċ tō sōþe wāt…
      Oft I had to bemoan my sorrow
      alone at every dawn. There is no one alive
      to whom I would dare
      openly tell my heart. I know as a truth…

Conjugation

Conjugation of āseċġan (weak, class 3)
infinitive āseċġan āseċġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular āseċġe āsæġde
second person singular āsæġst āsæġdest
third person singular āsæġþ āsæġde
plural āseċġaþ āsæġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular āseċġe āsæġde
plural āseċġen āsæġden
imperative
singular āsæġe
plural āseċġaþ
participle present past
āseċġende āsæġd
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