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Old English · verb

ascacan

Normalised āsċacan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/ɑːˈʃɑ.kɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈʃɑ · kɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
removedbrandishshakenforsake

Meaning

  1. to shake off, remove

    […] [I] am shaken off like a locust […]

    9th century, Vespasian Psalter […] āsċecen [iċ] eam swē swē gershoppe […]

  2. to be removed, forsake, flee

  3. to shake, brandish, or be shaken

Conjugation

Conjugation of ascacan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āsċaceāsċōc
2nd singular āsċæcstāsċōce
3rd singular āsċæcþāsċōc
Plural āsċacaþāsċōcon
Subjunctive
Singular āsċaceāsċōce
Plural āsċacenāsċōcen
Non-finite forms of ascacan
Form
Infinitive āsċacan
Inflected infinitive āsċacenne
Imperative singular āsċac
Imperative plural āsċacaþ
Present participle āsċacende
Past participle āsċæcenāsċacen

All forms (14)

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- + sċacan.

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