acennan

Old English

Etymology

From ā- +‎ cennan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈken.nɑn/

Verb

ācennan

1. to beget, bring forth, produce
   • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     ⁊ þǣre ilcan nihte wes Ēadwine[s] dohtor ācenned.

     And on that same night Edwin's daughter was born.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ācennan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ācennan	ācennenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ācenne	ācende
second person singular	ācennest, ācenst	ācendest
third person singular	ācenneþ, ācenþ	ācende
plural	ācennaþ	ācendon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ācenne	ācende
plural	ācennen	ācenden
imperative
singular	ācenn
plural	ācennaþ
participle	present	past
	ācennende	ācenned

References

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