asecan

Old English

Etymology

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

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 tō āsēċenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular āsēċe āsōhte
2nd-person singular āsēċest āsōhtest
3rd-person singular āsēċeþ āsōhte
plural āsēċaþ āsōhton
subjunctive present past
singular āsēċe āsōhte
plural āsēċen āsōhten
imperative
singular āsēċ
plural āsēċaþ
participle present past
āsēċende āsōht

Descendants

References
  • asécan in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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