asceotan

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Equivalent to ā- +‎ sċēotan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈʃe͜oː.tɑn/

Verb[edit]

āsċēotan

  1. (intransitive) to shoot, move rapidly (+ preposition of, from)
  2. (transitive) to shoot (a missile or its target)
  3. to shoot forth or out (+ preposition of, from)

Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921