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Middle English
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman *aset, back-formed from asez, asetz (interpreted as a plural). Forms without initial a- are from rebracketing of asseth as a seth. Compare English asset, from a Modern English reinterpretation of asetz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈseːθ/, /ˈaseːθ/, /seːθ/
Noun
asseth (uncountable) (Late Middle English)
- Recompense; compensation or indemnity for damages.
- Fulfilling; realisation of a duty, request, or question posed.
- Expiation; atoning by performing duties (instead of admission or reflection)
- Jesus's death as a sacrifice; the Atonement.
Derived terms
References
- “assẹ̄th, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-11.
- “sẹ̄th(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-11.
Etymology 2
Verb
asseth
- Alternative form of assethen