tosceadan

tosceadan

Old English

Alternative forms

• tōscādan

Etymology

Equivalent to tō- +‎ scēadan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːˈʃæːɑdɑn/

Verb

tōscēadan

1. (transitive, literally) to divide into two; to separate one thing from another (+ on tū)
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online

     Nēah ðam sǣ ðe Engla land and Pehta land tōscēadeþ.

     Near to the sea which separates England from Pictland.

2. (transitive, figuratively)

   1. to divide into parties; to cause division
   2. to separate (such as contending parties); to judge or decide between
   3. to make a distinction; to distinguish between; to treat or look upon differently
   4. to separate one thing from another
   5. to separate with the mind; to discern, discriminate, or distinguish
   6. to separate things from another; to order, dispose, appoint
   7. to separate the parts of a confused whole; to expound, interpret, or render intelligible

3. to send in different directions; to scatter or disperse
4. (intransitive) to be separated; to differ
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online

     His līf tōscēd fram ūssa tīda āswundenesse.

     His life differed from our time's slothfulness.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tōscēadan (strong class 7)

infinitive	tōscēadan	tō tōscēadenne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	tōscēade	tōscēd
2nd-person singular	tōscēadest	tōscēde
3rd-person singular	tōscēadeþ	tōscēd
plural	tōscēadaþ	tōscēdon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	tōscēade	tōscēde
plural	tōscēaden	tōscēden
imperative
singular	tōscēad
plural	tōscēadaþ
participle	present	past
	tōscēadende	tōscēaden

References

• Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary