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Old English · verb

aswarcian

Normalised āswārcian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ɑːˈswɑːr.ki.ɑn/
[ɑːˈswɑːrˠ.ki.ɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈswɑːr · ki · ɑn (4 syllables)
Modern English
confounddismayabashrevereawe

Meaning

  1. to confound, dismay

  2. to abash

  3. to fear, stand in awe of, revere

Conjugation

Conjugation of aswarcian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āswārciġeāswārcode
2nd singular āswārcastāswārcodest
3rd singular āswārcaþāswārcode
Plural āswārciaþāswārcodon
Subjunctive
Singular āswārciġeāswārcode
Plural āswārciġenāswārcoden
Non-finite forms of aswarcian
Form
Infinitive āswārcian
Inflected infinitive āswārcienne
Imperative singular āswārca
Imperative plural āswārciaþ
Present participle āswārciende
Past participle āswārcod

All forms (14)

Etymology

From ā- + *swārcian (“to weigh down, become heavy”).

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