escse
Old Irish
Etymology
Unknown. It is universally agreed to contain the prefix ess-, though.
Verb
escse (verbal noun escsiu)
- stretch, extend
- Synonym: rigid
Inflection
The present stem of this verb is unknown, although it is almost certainly a strong verb given its s-subjunctive. Escse is simply the second-person singular imperative.
Complex, class B I present, s subjunctive
| 1st sg. | 2nd sg. | 3rd sg. | 1st pl. | 2nd pl. | 3rd pl. | Passive sg. | Passive pl. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present indicative | Deut. | ||||||||
| Prot. | |||||||||
| Imperfect indicative | Deut. | ||||||||
| Prot. | |||||||||
| Preterite | Deut. | ||||||||
| Prot. | |||||||||
| Perfect | Deut. | as·rochess | |||||||
| Prot. | |||||||||
| Future | Deut. | ||||||||
| Prot. | |||||||||
| Conditional | Deut. | ||||||||
| Prot. | |||||||||
| Present subjunctive | Deut. | as·cesar | |||||||
| Prot. | |||||||||
| Past subjunctive | Deut. | ||||||||
| Prot. | |||||||||
| Imperative | escse | ||||||||
| Verbal noun | escsiu | ||||||||
| Past participle | |||||||||
| Verbal of necessity | |||||||||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “as-cid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language