asmeagan

Old English

Alternative forms

āsmēan, āsmēagean

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ smēagan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑːˈsmæːɑɣɑn/

Verb

āsmēagan

to look into closely, investigate
to consider, ponder
to find out by investigating, devise
to deem, judge

Conjugation

Conjugation of āsmēagan (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	āsmēagan	tō āsmēagenne
1st-person singular	āsmēage	āsmēade
2nd-person singular	āsmēast	āsmēadest
3rd-person singular	āsmēaþ	āsmēade
plural	āsmēagaþ	āsmēadon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	āsmēage	āsmēade
plural	āsmēagen	āsmēaden
imperative
singular	āsmēage
plural	āsmēagaþ
participle	present	past
	āsmēagende	āsmēad

Derived terms

āsmēagendlīc
āsmēagung f (“investigation, meditation”)

Further reading

ĀSMĒAGAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
ĀSMĒAGAN supplemental input in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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