escse

Old Irish

Etymology

Unknown. It is universally agreed to contain the prefix ess-, though.

Verb

escse (verbal noun escsiu)

1. stretch, extend

   Synonym: rigid

Inflection

The present stem of this verb is unknown, although it is almost certainly a strong verb given its s-subjunctive. Escse is simply the second-person singular imperative.

Complex, class B I present, s subjunctive

		1st sg	2nd sg	3rd sg	1st pl	2nd pl	3rd pl	passive sg	passive pl
present indicative	deut.
	prot.
imperfect indicative	deut.
	prot.
preterite	deut.
	prot.
perfect	deut.							as·rochess
	prot.
future	deut.
	prot.
conditional	deut.
	prot.
present subjunctive	deut.							as·cesar
	prot.
past subjunctive	deut.
	prot.
imperative			escse
verbal noun		escsiu
past participle
verbal of necessity

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “as-cid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language