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Old English · verb

asecgan

Normalised āseċġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 3
IPA
/ɑːˈsej.jɑn/
[ɑːˈsed.d͡ʒɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈsej · jɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
assertdeclare

Meaning

  1. to tell, utter a word, speak out, assert, declare

    mīne ċeare cwīþan. · Nis nū cwicra nān þe iċ him mōdsefan · mīnne durre sweotule āseċġan. · Iċ tō sōþe wāt…

    Oft I had to bemoan my sorrow alone at every dawn. There is no one alive to whom I would dare openly tell my heart. I know as a truth…

    Oft iċ sceolde āna · ūhtna ġehwylċe

Conjugation

Conjugation of asecgan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āseċġeāsæġde
2nd singular āsæġstāsæġdest
3rd singular āsæġþāsæġde
Plural āseċġaþāsæġdon
Subjunctive
Singular āseċġeāsæġde
Plural āseċġenāsæġden
Non-finite forms of asecgan
Form
Infinitive āseċġan
Inflected infinitive āseċġenne
Imperative singular āsæġe
Imperative plural āseċġaþ
Present participle āseċġende
Past participle āsæġd

All forms (14)

Etymology

From ā- + seċġan.

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