astingan

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 stingan (strong class 3)

infinitive	stingan	stingenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	stinge	stang
second person singular	stingst	stunge
third person singular	stingþ	stang
plural	stingaþ	stungon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	stinge	stunge
plural	stingen	stungen
imperative
singular	sting
plural	stingaþ
participle	present	past
	stingende	(ġe)stungen