asseth

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman *aset, back-formed from asez, asetz (interpreted as a plural). Forms without initial a- are from rebracketing of asseth as a seth. Compare English asset, from a Modern English reinterpretation of asetz.

Alternative forms

• aseeth, sethe, seeþ, seeth, aseeþ, a-seth, a-cethe, asseeth, aseth

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈseːθ/, /ˈaseːθ/, /seːθ/

Noun

asseth (uncountable) (Late Middle English)

1. Recompense; compensation or indemnity for damages.
2. Fulfilling; realisation of a duty, request, or question posed.
3. Expiation; atoning by performing duties (instead of admission or reflection)
4. Jesus's death as a sacrifice; the Atonement.

Derived terms

• assethen

References

• “assẹ̄th, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-11.
• “sẹ̄th(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-11.

Etymology 2

Verb

asseth

1. Alternative form of assethen