asseth

== 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. ==== 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