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Old English · verb

amæstan

Normalised āmæstan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈmæs.tɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈmæs · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
fatten upenrichanointfatten

Meaning

  1. to fatten up

    bearg bellende, • þe on bōcwuda, won wrōtende • wynnum lifde I am greater and fatter than the fattened up swine,

    lived rooting with joy.

    Māra iċ eom ond fǣttra • þonne āmæsted swīn

  2. to enrich, satisfy

  3. to anoint

Conjugation

Conjugation of amæstan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āmæsteāmæste
2nd singular āmæstestāmæstāmæstest
3rd singular āmæsteþāmæstāmæste
Plural āmæstaþāmæston
Subjunctive
Singular āmæsteāmæste
Plural āmæstenāmæsten
Non-finite forms of amæstan
Form
Infinitive āmæstan
Inflected infinitive āmæstenne
Imperative singular āmæst
Imperative plural āmæstaþ
Present participle āmæstende
Past participle āmæsted

All forms (11)

Etymology

ā- + mæstan

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