ascufan

Old English

Alternative forms

• āsċēofan

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ sċūfan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈʃuː.fɑn/, [ɑːˈʃuː.vɑn]

Verb

āsċūfan

1. to push or shove
2. to drive away, repel
3. to expel
4. to drive forward, impel, overthrow
5. to give up

Conjugation

Conjugation of āsċūfan (strong class 2)

infinitive	āsċūfan	āsċūfenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āsċūfe	āsċēaf
second person singular	āsċȳfst	āsċufe
third person singular	āsċȳfþ	āsċēaf
plural	āsċūfaþ	āsċufon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āsċūfe	āsċufe
plural	āsċūfen	āsċufen
imperative
singular	āsċūf
plural	āsċūfaþ
participle	present	past
	āsċūfende	āsċofen

References

• 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