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Old English · verb

essian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈes.si.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈes · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
consumewaste

Meaning

  1. to waste, consume

Conjugation

Conjugation of essian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular essiġeessode
2nd singular essastessodest
3rd singular essaþessode
Plural essiaþessodon
Subjunctive
Singular essiġeessode
Plural essiġenessoden
Non-finite forms of essian
Form
Infinitive essian
Inflected infinitive essienne
Imperative singular essa
Imperative plural essiaþ
Present participle essiende
Past participle essodġeessod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *auþisōną, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz (“void, barren, waste”), equivalent to īeþe + -sian.

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