tæsan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taisijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtæː.sɑn/, [ˈtæː.zɑn]

Verb

tǣsan

  1. to tease (fibres)
  2. to tear apart
  3. to rip apart or wound (with a weapon)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tǣsan (weak, class 1)
infinitive tǣsan tǣsenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular tǣse tǣsde
second person singular tǣsest, tǣst tǣsdest
third person singular tǣseþ, tǣst tǣsde
plural tǣsaþ tǣsdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular tǣse tǣsde
plural tǣsen tǣsden
imperative
singular tǣs
plural tǣsaþ
participle present past
tǣsende (ġe)tǣsed

Derived terms

  • ātǣsan
  • ġetǣsan

Descendants

  • Middle English: tesen, taise, teise, tese, tesien
    • English: tease
    • Scots: tease, taise

References

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