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Old English · verb

asecan

Normalised āsēċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈseː.t͡ʃɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈseː · t͡ʃɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
explorerequiredemandseek

Meaning

  1. to search or seek out, seek for, require, demand

  2. to seek, go to, explore; seek through, search through

Conjugation

Conjugation of asecan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āsēċeāsōhte
2nd singular āsēċestāsēcstāsōhtest
3rd singular āsēċeþāsēcþāsōhte
Plural āsēċaþāsōhton
Subjunctive
Singular āsēċeāsōhte
Plural āsēċenāsōhten
Non-finite forms of asecan
Form
Infinitive āsēċan
Inflected infinitive āsēċenne
Imperative singular āsēċ
Imperative plural āsēċaþ
Present participle āsēċende
Past participle āsōht

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzsōkijaną, equivalent to ā- + sēċan.

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