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Old English · verb

awestan

Normalised āwēstan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈweːs.tɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈweːs · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
ravage

Meaning

  1. to lay waste, ravage, destroy

Conjugation

Conjugation of awestan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āwēsteāwēste
2nd singular āwēstestāwēstāwēstest
3rd singular āwēsteþāwēstāwēste
Plural āwēstaþāwēston
Subjunctive
Singular āwēsteāwēste
Plural āwēstenāwēsten
Non-finite forms of awestan
Form
Infinitive āwēstan
Inflected infinitive āwēstenne
Imperative singular āwēst
Imperative plural āwēstaþ
Present participle āwēstende
Past participle āwēsted

All forms (11)

Etymology

By surface analysis, ā- + wēstan

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