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Old English · verb

tæsan

Normalised tǣsan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈtæː.sɑn/
[ˈtæː.zɑn]
Syllables
ˈtæː · sɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
teasefibresrip

Meaning

  1. to tease (fibres)

  2. to tear apart

  3. to rip apart or wound (with a weapon)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tæsan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular tǣsetǣsde
2nd singular tǣsesttǣsttǣsdest
3rd singular tǣseþtǣsttǣsde
Plural tǣsaþtǣsdon
Subjunctive
Singular tǣsetǣsde
Plural tǣsentǣsden
Non-finite forms of tæsan
Form
Infinitive tǣsan
Inflected infinitive tǣsenne
Imperative singular tǣs
Imperative plural tǣsaþ
Present participle tǣsende
Past participle tǣsedġetǣsed

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taisijan.

Descendants

tease

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