astingan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzstinganą, equivalent to ā- +‎ stingan, literally “to stab out.” Cognate with Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (usstaggan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈstin.ɡɑn/, [ɑːˈstiŋ.ɡɑn]

Verb

āstingan

1. 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.

2. to stab

Conjugation

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