asettan

Old English

Etymology

ā- +‎ settan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈset.tɑn/

Verb

āsettan

1. to set up, set out, place,
2. appoint
   • Hē hæfde Grendle toġēanes seleweard āseted.

     He had set a guard for the hall against Grendel.

   • Þām prēoste þe hē of his circan āsette

     To the priest which he appointed from his church

3. propose, suggest

   Þū āsettest rǣdels.

   You proposed a riddle.

Conjugation

Conjugation of āsettan (weak class 1)

infinitive	āsettan	āsettenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āsette	āsette
second person singular	āsetst	āsettest
third person singular	āsett, āset	āsette
plural	āsettaþ	āsetton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āsette	āsette
plural	āsetten	āsetten
imperative
singular	āsete
plural	āsettaþ
participle	present	past
	āsettende	āseted, āsett, āset

Descendants

• Middle English: aset