asawan

Bargam

FWOTD – 10 May 2017

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.sa.wan/, [a.sa.ʊan]

Noun

asawan

1. the place where someone or something used to be

   Sireo ago awapun mat araq rintonan in asawan wam.

   Somebody stole Sireo's leftovers, and he saw the place where they used to be.

References

• Mark Hepner, Bargam Dictionary (2002)
• Carol and Mark Hepner, Bargam phonology essentials (1989) and Bargam Organised Phonology Data (1992)

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ sāwan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈsɑː.wɑn/

Verb

āsāwan

1. to sow

Conjugation

Conjugation of āsāwan (strong class 7)

infinitive	āsāwan	āsāwenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āsāwe	āsēow
second person singular	āsǣwst	āsēowe
third person singular	āsǣwþ	āsēow
plural	āsāwaþ	āsēowon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āsāwe	āsēowe
plural	āsāwen	āsēowen
imperative
singular	āsāw
plural	āsāwaþ
participle	present	past
	āsāwende	āsāwen

Synonyms

• sāwan

References

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