ascunian

Old English

Alternative forms

• āsċeonian

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ sċunian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈʃu.ni.ɑn/

Verb

āsċunian

1. to avoid, shun, fly from
2. to hate, detest, abhor
3. to accuse, reprove, convict

Conjugation

Conjugation of āsċunian (weak class 2)

infinitive	āsċunian	āsċunienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āsċuniġe	āsċunode
second person singular	āsċunast	āsċunodest
third person singular	āsċunaþ	āsċunode
plural	āsċuniaþ	āsċunodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āsċuniġe	āsċunode
plural	āsċuniġen	āsċunoden
imperative
singular	āsċuna
plural	āsċuniaþ
participle	present	past
	āsċuniende	āsċunod

Derived terms

• āsċuniendlīċ
• āsċunung f

References

• Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
• T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921