asseth
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman *aset, back-formed from asez, asetz (interpreted as a plural). Forms without initial a- are from rebracketing of asseth as a seth. Compare English asset, from a Modern English reinterpretation of asetz.
Alternative forms
- aseeth, sethe, seeþ, seeth, aseeþ, a-seth, a-cethe, asseeth, aseth
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈseːθ/, /ˈ(ə)seːθ/
Noun
asseth (uncountable) (Late Middle English)
- Recompense; compensation or indemnity for damages.
- Fulfilling; realisation of a duty, request, or question posed.
- Expiation; atoning by performing duties (instead of admission or reflection)
- Jesus's death as a sacrifice; the Atonement.
Derived terms
- assethen
References
- “assẹ̄th (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-11.
- “sẹ̄th(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-11.
Etymology 2
Derived from the noun.
Verb
asseth
- Alternative form of assethen