"agasten" meaning in Middle English

See agasten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /aˈɡastən/, /aˈɡɛstən/, /aˈɡɛːstən/
Etymology: From a- + gasten (“to terrify, torment”). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|a-|gasten|t2=to terrify, torment}} a- + gasten (“to terrify, torment”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} agasten Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|agast|y=0}} Forms: weak [table-tags], agasten [infinitive], to agasten [infinitive], agaste [infinitive], agaste [first-person, present, singular], agasted [first-person, past, singular], agastede [first-person, past, singular], agastest [present, second-person, singular], agastedest [past, second-person, singular], agasteth [present, singular, third-person], agasted [past, singular, third-person], agastede [past, singular, third-person], agaste [present, singular, subjunctive], agasted [past, singular, subjunctive], agastede [past, singular, subjunctive], agaste [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], agasten [plural, present], agaste [plural, present], agasteden [past, plural], agasted [past, plural], agastede [past, plural], agasteth [imperative, plural, present], agaste [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], agastynge [participle, present], agastende [participle, present], agasted [participle, past], agesten [alternative], ageasten [alternative]
  1. To frighten or terrify.
    Sense id: en-agasten-enm-verb-m76K4Xtu Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms prefixed with a-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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        "infinitive"
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      "form": "to agasten",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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    },
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "agastedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
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    },
    {
      "form": "agasted",
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    },
    {
      "form": "agaste",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agasted",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "agastede",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agaste",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agasten",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agaste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agasteden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agasted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agastede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agasteth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agaste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agastynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agastende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agasted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agesten",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ageasten",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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        "1": "enm",
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      },
      "expansion": "agasten",
      "name": "head"
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  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "agast",
        "y": "0"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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        "To frighten or terrify."
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          "frighten",
          "frighten"
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          "terrify",
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    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɡastən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɡɛstən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɡɛːstən/"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "form": "to agasten",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "agaste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "agaste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "agastede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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    {
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    },
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      "form": "agasted",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
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    },
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      "form": "agaste",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agasted",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "agaste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agasten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agaste",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agasteden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agasted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agastede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agasteth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agaste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agastynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agastende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agasted",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "agesten",
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      "form": "ageasten",
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        "To frighten or terrify."
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɡastən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɡɛstən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɡɛːstən/"
    }
  ],
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}

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