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Old English · verb

acennan

Normalised ācennan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈken.nɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈken · nɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
akendescenddeclareselect

acennan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to be born

    ⁊ þǣre ilcan nihte wes Ēadwine[s] dohtor ācenned.

    And on that same night Edwin's daughter was born.

    Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

  2. to bear

  3. to descend (of lineage)

  4. to grow

Conjugation

Conjugation of acennan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ācenneācende
2nd singular ācennestācenstācendest
3rd singular ācenneþācenþācende
Plural ācennaþācendon
Subjunctive
Singular ācenneācende
Plural ācennenācenden
Non-finite forms of acennan
Form
Infinitive ācennan
Inflected infinitive ācennenne
Imperative singular ācenn
Imperative plural ācennaþ
Present participle ācennende
Past participle ācenned

acennan2 · verb

Senses

  1. to make known, declare, select

Conjugation

Conjugation of acennan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ācenneācende
2nd singular ācennestācenstācendest
3rd singular ācenneþācenþācende
Plural ācennaþācendon
Subjunctive
Singular ācenneācende
Plural ācennenācenden
Non-finite forms of acennan
Form
Infinitive ācennan
Inflected infinitive ācennenne
Imperative singular ācenn
Imperative plural ācennaþ
Present participle ācennende
Past participle ācenned

All forms (16)

Etymology

From ā + cennan.

Descendants

aken

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