amæstan

Old English

Etymology

ā- +‎ mæstan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈmæs.tɑn/

Verb

āmæstan

  1. to fatten up
    • Exeter Book, riddle 40
      Māra iċ eom ond fǣttra • þonne āmæsted swīn
      bearg bellende, • þe on bōcwuda,
      won wrōtende • wynnum lifde
      I am greater and fatter than the fattened up swine,
      a bellowing barrow, that in a beechwood
      lived rooting with joy.

Conjugation

Conjugation of āmæstan (weak, class 1)
infinitive āmæstan āmæstenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular āmæste āmæste
second person singular āmæstest, āmæst āmæstest
third person singular āmæsteþ, āmæst āmæste
plural āmæstaþ āmæston
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular āmæste āmæste
plural āmæsten āmæsten
imperative
singular āmæst
plural āmæstaþ
participle present past
āmæstende āmæsted
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