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Old English · verb

masian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈmɑ.si.ɑn/
[ˈmɑ.zi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈmɑ · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
mazeconfuseperplexconfoundamaze

Meaning

  1. to confuse, confound, perplex

  2. to amaze

Conjugation

Conjugation of masian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular masiġemasode
2nd singular masastmasodest
3rd singular masaþmasode
Plural masiaþmasodon
Subjunctive
Singular masiġemasode
Plural masiġenmasoden
Non-finite forms of masian
Form
Infinitive masian
Inflected infinitive masienne
Imperative singular masa
Imperative plural masiaþ
Present participle masiende
Past participle masodġemasod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *masōn, from Proto-Germanic *masōną (“to confound, be weary, dream”).

Descendants

maze

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