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Old English · verb

aswebban

Normalised āswebban

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈsweb.bɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈsweb · bɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
lullpacifyannul

Meaning

  1. to lull, pacify, calm

  2. to annul, destroy

Conjugation

Conjugation of aswebban
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āswebbeāswefede
2nd singular āswefestāswefedest
3rd singular āswefeþāswefede
Plural āswebbaþāswefedon
Subjunctive
Singular āswebbeāswefede
Plural āswebbenāswefeden
Non-finite forms of aswebban
Form
Infinitive āswebban
Inflected infinitive āswebbenne
Imperative singular āswefe
Imperative plural āswebbaþ
Present participle āswebbende
Past participle āswefed

All forms (14)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Old English ar- Old English ā- Proto-Indo-European *swep-der. Proto-Germanic *swefaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *swabjaną Proto-West Germanic *swabbjan Old English swebban Old English aswebban From ā- + swebban.

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