eldertongue

Old English · verb

asittan

Normalised āsittan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class V
IPA
/ɑːˈsit.tɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈsit · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
agroundsit upuppsit

Meaning

  1. to sit up

  2. to be aground (of a ship)

  3. to be afraid (+ genitive of something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of asittan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āsitteāsæt
2nd singular āsitstāsǣte
3rd singular āsittāsitāsæt
Plural āsittaþāsǣton
Subjunctive
Singular āsitteāsǣte
Plural āsittenāsǣten
Non-finite forms of asittan
Form
Infinitive āsittan
Inflected infinitive āsittenne
Imperative singular āsite
Imperative plural āsittaþ
Present participle āsittende
Past participle āseten

All forms (15)

Etymology

From ā- + sittan.

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