asendan

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, a- +‎ sendan (“to send”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.sen.dɑn/, [ˈɑ.zen.dɑn]

Verb

asendan

1. to send, send out, send forth
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

     Þā asende Drihten rēnsċūras, and þā eorþan ġewæterode...

     Then the Lord sent rain showers, and watered the Earth...

Conjugation

Conjugation of asendan (weak class 1)

infinitive	asendan	asendenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	asende	asende
second person singular	asendest, asenst, asentst	asendest
third person singular	asendeþ, asent	asende
plural	asendaþ	asendon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	asende	asende
plural	asenden	asenden
imperative
singular	asend
plural	asendaþ
participle	present	past
	asendende	asended

References

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