asterten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• astirten, asteorten
• astart (Late Middle English)

Etymology

The early SW forms clearly reflect an OE Old English *āstyrtan, equivalent to a- +‎ sterten.

Verb

asterten

1. astart

Conjugation

Conjugation of asterten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) asterten, asterte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	asterte	asterted
2nd-person singular	astertest	astertedest
3rd-person singular	asterteth	asterted
subjunctive singular	asterte
imperative singular		—
plural1	asterten, asterte	asterteden, astertede
imperative plural	asterteth, asterte	—
participles	astertynge, astertende	asterted, yasterted

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

Descendants

• English: astart
• Yola: astarte

References

• “asterten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.