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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *uzskarjaną; by surface analysis, ā- + sċirian. Cognate with Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usskarjan).
Pronunciation
Verb
āsċirian
- to separate, remove
- to set apart
- to cut off from association
- to exclude, expel
- to rob
Conjugation
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References
- Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
- T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921