asecan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzsōkijaną, equivalent to ā- +‎ sēċan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈseː.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

āsēċan

1. to search or seek out, seek for, require, demand
2. to seek, go to, explore; seek through, search through

Conjugation

Conjugation of āsēċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	āsēċan	āsēċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āsēċe	āsōhte
second person singular	āsēċest, āsēcst	āsōhtest
third person singular	āsēċeþ, āsēcþ	āsōhte
plural	āsēċaþ	āsōhton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āsēċe	āsōhte
plural	āsēċen	āsōhten
imperative
singular	āsēċ
plural	āsēċaþ
participle	present	past
	āsēċende	āsōht

Descendants

• Middle English: asechen

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “asécan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.