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Old English · verb

aswæman

Normalised āswǣman

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈswæː.mɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈswæː · mɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
confoundedafflictedgrieved

Meaning

  1. to be confounded, afflicted, troubled, or grieved

  2. to wander away

Conjugation

Conjugation of aswæman
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āswǣmeāswǣmde
2nd singular āswǣmestāswǣmstāswǣmdest
3rd singular āswǣmeþāswǣmþāswǣmde
Plural āswǣmaþāswǣmdon
Subjunctive
Singular āswǣmeāswǣmde
Plural āswǣmenāswǣmden
Non-finite forms of aswæman
Form
Infinitive āswǣman
Inflected infinitive āswǣmenne
Imperative singular āswǣm
Imperative plural āswǣmaþ
Present participle āswǣmende
Past participle āswǣmed

All forms (16)

Etymology

From ā- + *swǣman (“to trouble, afflict, grieve”), from Proto-West Germanic *swaimijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaimijaną. Cognate with Old Norse sveima (“to wander or roam about”).

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