eldertongue

Old English · verb

ascian

Normalised āscian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈɑːs.ki.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈɑːs · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
ask

Meaning

  1. to ask (+ genitive a question) (+ accusative a person) (+ genitive about something)

    Ac ānes þinges iċ þē wolde ǣrest āscian.

    But I wanted to ask you one thing first.

    late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy:

  2. to demand

  3. to learn about by asking

Conjugation

Conjugation of ascian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āsciġeāscode
2nd singular āscastāscodest
3rd singular āscaþāscode
Plural āsciaþāscodon
Subjunctive
Singular āsciġeāscode
Plural āsciġenāscoden
Non-finite forms of ascian
Form
Infinitive āscian
Inflected infinitive āscienne
Imperative singular āsca
Imperative plural āsciaþ
Present participle āsciende
Past participle āscodġeāscod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn.

Descendants

ask

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