astingan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *uzstinganą, equivalent to ā- + stingan, literally “to stab out.” Cognate with Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (usstaggan).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
āstingan
- to gouge out
- late 9th century, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 491
- 797. Hēr Rōmāne Lēone þām pāpan his tungan forcurfon and his ēagan āstungon.
- In this year, the Romans cut out Pope Leo's tongue and gouged out his eyes.
- The Life of Saint Margaret
- Sēo hālġe Margarīta ġegrāp þā dēofol be þām locce and hine on eorðan āwearp and his swīðre ēage ūt āstang, and eall his bān hēo tōbrȳsde.
- Saint Margaret grabbed a demon by the hair and threw him on the ground and gouged out his right eye, and shattered all his bones.
- late 9th century, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 491
- to stab
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of āstingan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | āstingan | āstingenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | āstinge | āstang |
| second person singular | āstingst | āstunge |
| third person singular | āstingþ | āstang |
| plural | āstingaþ | āstungon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | āstinge | āstunge |
| plural | āstingen | āstungen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | āsting | |
| plural | āstingaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| āstingende | āstungen | |