assethen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• assiethe, asseth, asethe, asseith, asythe

Etymology

From asseth +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈseːθən/

Verb

assethen (rare)

1. To perform recompense or restitution.
2. To pay one's dues or what one owes.

Conjugation

Conjugation of assethen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) assethen, assethe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	assethe	assethed
2nd-person singular	assethest	assethedest
3rd-person singular	assetheth	assethed
subjunctive singular	assethe
imperative singular		—
plural1	assethen, assethe	assetheden, assethede
imperative plural	assetheth, assethe	—
participles	assethynge, assethende	assethed, yassethed

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• Scots: assythe (obsolete)

References

• “assẹ̄then, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-11.