Old English · verb
aþecgan
Normalised āþeċġan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /ɑːˈθej.jɑn/[ɑːˈθed.d͡ʒɑn]
- Syllables
- ɑː · ˈθej · jɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- precise
Meaning
-
to take on, receive, consume, destroy (precise meaning unclear)
Lēodum is mīnum swylċe him mon lāc ġife; willað hȳ hine āþeċġan, ġif hē on þrēat cymeð. Unġelīċ is us.
It is to my folks, like a man will give 'em a gift; they wish to take him, if he will come to the crowd. It is unalike for us.
c. 980, Wulf and Eadwacer:
Conjugation
All forms (15)
Etymology
From ā- + þeċġan, from Proto-Germanic *þagjaną.
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