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Old English · verb

amasian

Normalised āmasian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ɑːˈmɑ.si.ɑn/
[ɑːˈmɑ.zi.ɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈmɑ · si · ɑn (4 syllables)
Modern English
amazeperplexconfound

Meaning

  1. to amaze

  2. to confuse, confound, perplex

Conjugation

Conjugation of amasian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āmasiġeāmasode
2nd singular āmasastāmasodest
3rd singular āmasaþāmasode
Plural āmasiaþāmasodon
Subjunctive
Singular āmasiġeāmasode
Plural āmasiġenāmasoden
Non-finite forms of amasian
Form
Infinitive āmasian
Inflected infinitive āmasienne
Imperative singular āmasa
Imperative plural āmasiaþ
Present participle āmasiende
Past participle āmasod

All forms (14)

Etymology

From ā- + *masian (“to confound”), the latter from Proto-West Germanic *masōn, from Proto-Germanic *masōną (“to confound, be weary, dream”).

Descendants

amaze

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