Old English · verb
astingan
Normalised āstingan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class III
- IPA
- /ɑːˈstin.ɡɑn/[ɑːˈstiŋ.ɡɑn]
- Syllables
- ɑː · ˈstin · ɡɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- gouge
Meaning
-
to gouge out
late 9th century, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 491
In this year, the Romans cut out Pope Leo's tongue and gouged out his eyes.
-
to stab
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | āstinge | āstang |
| 2nd singular | āstingst | āstunge |
| 3rd singular | āstingþ | āstang |
| Plural | āstingaþ | āstungon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | āstinge | āstunge |
| Plural | āstingen | āstungen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | āstingan |
| Inflected infinitive | āstingenne |
| Imperative singular | āsting |
| Imperative plural | āstingaþ |
| Present participle | āstingende |
| Past participle | āstungen |
All forms (13)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *uzstinganą, equivalent to ā- + stingan, literally “to stab out.” Cognate with Gothic (usstaggan).
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