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Old English · verb

acan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class VI
IPA: /ˈɑ.kɑn/
Syllables: ˈɑ · kɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: ache

Meaning

to ache

Conjugation

Conjugation of acan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	ace	ōc
2nd singular	æcst	ōce
3rd singular	æcþ	ōc
Plural	acaþ	ōcon
Subjunctive
Singular	ace	ōce
Plural	acen	ōcen

Non-finite forms of acan
	Form
Infinitive	acan
Inflected infinitive	acenne
Imperative singular	ac
Imperative plural	acaþ
Present participle	acende
Past participle	æcen ġeæcen acen ġeacen

All forms (16)

ace
ōc
æcst
ōce
æcþ
acaþ
ōcon
acen
ōcen
acan
acenne
ac
acende
æcen
ġeæcen
ġeacen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *akan, from Proto-Germanic *akaną, traditionally explained as from a Proto-Indo-European *h₂égos.

Descendants

ache

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