aseþan

Old English

Alternative forms

• āsēðan — edh spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ sēþan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈseː.θɑn/, [ɑːˈseː.ðɑn]

Verb

āsēþan

1. to affirm
2. to confirm

Conjugation

Conjugation of āsēþan (weak class 1)

infinitive	āsēþan	āsēþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āsēþe	āsēþde
second person singular	āsēþest, āsēst	āsēþdest
third person singular	āsēþeþ, āsēþþ, āsēþ	āsēþde
plural	āsēþaþ	āsēþdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āsēþe	āsēþde
plural	āsēþen	āsēþden
imperative
singular	āsēþ
plural	āsēþaþ
participle	present	past
	āsēþende	āsēþed

Synonyms

• benemnan

Related terms

• sōþ n

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĀSĒÐAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.