asettan

Old English

Etymology

ā- +‎ settan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈset.tɑn/

Verb

āsettan

  1. to set up, set out, place,
  2. appoint
    • Hē hæfde Grendle toġēanes seleweard āseted.
      He had set a guard for the hall against Grendel.
    • Þām prēoste þe hē of his circan āsette
      To the priest which he appointed from his church
  3. propose, suggest
    Þū āsettest rǣdels.
    You proposed a riddle.

Conjugation
Conjugation of āsettan (weak class 1)
infinitive āsettan āsettenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular āsette āsette
second person singular āsetst āsettest
third person singular āsett, āset āsette
plural āsettaþ āsetton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular āsette āsette
plural āsetten āsetten
imperative
singular āsete
plural āsettaþ
participle present past
āsettende āseted, āsett, āset

Descendants
  • Middle English: aset
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