asendan
Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, a- + sendan (“to send”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑ.sen.dɑn/, [ˈɑ.zen.dɑn]
Verb
asendan
- to send, send out, send forth
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- Þā asende Drihten rēnsċūras, and þā eorþan ġewæterode...
- Then the Lord sent rain showers, and watered the Earth...
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Conjugation
Conjugation of asendan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | asendan | asendenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | asende | asende |
| second person singular | asendest, asenst, asentst | asendest |
| third person singular | asendeþ, asent | asende |
| plural | asendaþ | asendon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | asende | asende |
| plural | asenden | asenden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | asend | |
| plural | asendaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| asendende | asended | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “asendan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.