agasten
Middle English
Alternative forms
- agesten, ageasten
Etymology
From Old English a- + gæstan (“to terrify, torment”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɡastən/
Verb
agasten
- To frighten or terrify.
Conjugation
Conjugation of agasten (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) agasten, agaste | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | agaste | agasted | |
2nd-person singular | agastest | agastedest | |
3rd-person singular | agasteth | agasted | |
subjunctive singular | agaste | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | agasten, agaste | agasteden, agastede | |
imperative plural | agasteth, agaste | — | |
participles | agastynge, agastende | agasted |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: aghast (adj)
- Yola: egast
References
- “agasten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.