asseth

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.

Alternative forms

aseeth, sethe, seeþ, seeth, aseeþ, a-seth, a-cethe, asseeth, aseth

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

assethen

References

“assẹ̄th, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 September 2018.
“sẹ̄th(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 September 2018.

Etymology 2

Verb

asseth

alternative form of assethen