agasten

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Middle English

Alternative forms

agesten, ageasten

Etymology

From a- +‎ gasten (“to terrify, torment”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈɡastən/, /aˈɡɛstən/, /aˈɡɛːstən/

Verb

agasten

To frighten or terrify.

Conjugation

Conjugation of agasten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) agasten, agaste
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	agaste	agasted
2nd-person singular	agastest	agastedest
3rd-person singular	agasteth	agasted
subjunctive singular	agaste	agasted
imperative singular	agaste	—

plural¹	agasten, agaste	agasteden, agastede
imperative plural	agasteth, agaste	—

participles	agastynge, agastende	agasted

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

Descendants

English: aghast, ageest (adj.)
Yola: egast

References

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

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