asceadan

Old English

Alternative form

  • āsċādan

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ sċēadan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈʃæːɑ̯dɑn/

Verb

āsċēadan

  1. (literally or figuratively) to separate, dissociate, or segregate
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
      Bisceopas āscādað ūt of cyrican þā þe hȳ sylfe forgyltan.
      Bishops dissociate out of the churches by which they get made guilty.
  2. to disjoin, exclude
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
      Hī of ciricean gemānan ascādene sīen
      They shall be excluded from the church communion.
  3. to distinguish
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
      Gif ic āscēade mid mearcunge þāra namena...
      If I distinguish with a description of names...
  4. to make distinct or clear

Conjugation

References

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