tæsan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *taisijan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtæː.sɑn/, [ˈtæː.zɑn]
Verb
tǣsan
- to tease (fibres)
- to tear apart
- to rip apart or wound (with a weapon)
Conjugation
Conjugation of tǣsan (weak class 1)
infinitive | tǣsan | tǣsenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | tǣse | tǣsde |
second person singular | tǣsest, tǣst | tǣsdest |
third person singular | tǣseþ, tǣst | tǣsde |
plural | tǣsaþ | tǣsdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | tǣse | tǣsde |
plural | tǣsen | tǣsden |
imperative | ||
singular | tǣs | |
plural | tǣsaþ | |
participle | present | past |
tǣsende | (ġe)tǣsed |
Derived terms
- ātǣsan
Descendants
- Middle English: tesen
- English: tease
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “tǽsan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.