aswæman

Old English

Etymology

From ā- +‎ *swǣman (“to trouble, afflict, grieve”), from Proto-West Germanic *swaimijan, from Proto-Germanic *swaimijaną. Cognate with Old Norse sveima (“to wander or roam about”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈswæː.mɑn/

Verb

āswǣman

1. (intransitive) to be confounded, afflicted, troubled, or grieved
2. (intransitive) to wander away

Conjugation

Conjugation of āswǣman (weak class 1)

infinitive	āswǣman	āswǣmenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āswǣme	āswǣmde
second person singular	āswǣmest, āswǣmst	āswǣmdest
third person singular	āswǣmeþ, āswǣmþ	āswǣmde
plural	āswǣmaþ	āswǣmdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āswǣme	āswǣmde
plural	āswǣmen	āswǣmden
imperative
singular	āswǣm
plural	āswǣmaþ
participle	present	past
	āswǣmende	āswǣmed

Related terms

• āswāmian
• swīma