Principal Forms
| Present, Sg.3 | isst |
| Past Participle | ggässe |
Auxiliary
haa
Etymology
1. From Middle High German ëȥȥen, from Old High German ëȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *etan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.
2. Cognate with German essen, Low German eten, Dutch eten, English eat, Danish æde, Norwegian ete, Swedish äta, Yiddish עסן (esn) and Gothic 𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (itan). Non-Germanic cognates include Latin edō, Russian есть (jestʹ), Scottish Gaelic ith. See: Middle High German '
ëȥȥen', Old High German 'ëȥȥan', Proto-Germanic '
*etaną', German, old spelling '
essen', Low Saxon 'eten', Dutch '
eten', English '
eat', Danish '
æde', Swedish '
äta', Latin '
edō', Russian '
есть', Scots Gaelic '
ith'.
Verbs referencing "ässe"
German, old spelling
essen.
Sample Sentences