asecgan

Old English

Etymology

From ā- +‎ seċġan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈsej.jɑn/, [ɑːˈsed.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

āseċġan

1. to tell, utter a word, speak out, assert, declare
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Oft iċ sceolde āna · ūhtna ġehwylċe
     mīne ċeare cwīþan. · Nis nū cwicra nān
     þe iċ him mōdsefan · mīnne durre
     sweotule āseċġan. · Iċ tō sōþe wāt…

     Oft I had to bemoan my sorrow
     alone at every dawn. There is no one alive
     to whom I would dare
     openly tell my heart. I know as a truth…

Conjugation

Conjugation of āseċġan (weak class 3)

infinitive	āseċġan	āseċġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āseċġe	āsæġde
second person singular	āsæġst	āsæġdest
third person singular	āsæġþ	āsæġde
plural	āseċġaþ	āsæġdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āseċġe	āsæġde
plural	āseċġen	āsæġden
imperative
singular	āsæġe
plural	āseċġaþ
participle	present	past
	āseċġende	āsæġd