Old English · verb
ahlocian
Normalised āhlocian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈɑːˌxlo.ki.ɑn/[ˈɑːˌl̥o.ki.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈɑː · ˌxlo · ki · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- excavateholk
Meaning
-
to dig out, excavate
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | āhlociġe | āhlocode |
| 2nd singular | āhlocast | āhlocodest |
| 3rd singular | āhlocaþ | āhlocode |
| Plural | āhlociaþ | āhlocodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | āhlociġe | āhlocode |
| Plural | āhlociġen | āhlocoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | āhlocian |
| Inflected infinitive | āhlocienne |
| Imperative singular | āhloca |
| Imperative plural | āhlociaþ |
| Present participle | āhlociende |
| Past participle | āhlocod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From ā- + *hlocian, *holcian, from Proto-West Germanic *holhukōn, *hulhikōn (“to hollow out”), related to Proto-West Germanic *hulhikjan (“to create a concavity, cause to bend, curve”). Cognate with Middle Low German holken, hȫlken (“to hollow out, gouge”).
Descendants
holk
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