Old English Dictionary Entry

ASCIAN

Part of speech: acsian, ahsian, axian;

Definitions

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1 ASCIAN

p. ode; pp. od. I. to ASK, to ask for, to demand, inquire, to call, summon before one; interrogare, postulare, exigere :-- Ðe ðú me æfter ascast which thou askest about, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 26, 29. Ne ascige ic nú ówiht bi ðam bitran deáþe mínum I demand now nothing for my bitter death, Exon. 29b; Th. 90, 16; Cri. 1475. He ongan hine ahsian he began to call him, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 18; Gen. 863. II. to obtain, experience; nancisci, experiri :-- He weán ahsode he obtained woe, Beo. Th. 2417; B. 1206: 851; B. 423. [Orm. asskenn: Laym. axien: O. Sax. éscón: O. Frs. askia, aschia: Dut. eischen: Ger. heischen: M. H. Ger. eischen: O. H. Ger. eiscón: Dan. äske: Swed, äska: O. Nrs. æskja optare: Sansk, ish to wish, desire.] ascian

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Runic Inscription

ᚪᛋᚳᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Ger.: German
O. Frs.: Old Frisian
O. H. Ger.: Old High German
O. Nrs.: Old Norse
O. Sax.: Old Saxon

Works & Authors

Beo.: Beowulf
Bt.: Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiæ (OE translation by Alfred)
Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Cri.: Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Fox: Fox, Samuel (Modern English translator of Boethius)
Gen.: Genesis (OE poem)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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