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Old English · verb

alucan

Normalised ālūcan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/ɑːˈluː.kɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈluː · kɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
uprootseverdissuadeexclude

Meaning

  1. to pluck out, uproot

  2. to remove, separate, exclude

  3. to dissuade

  4. to break off, sever

Conjugation

Conjugation of alucan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ālūceālēac
2nd singular ālȳcstāluce
3rd singular ālȳcþālēac
Plural ālūcaþālucon
Subjunctive
Singular ālūceāluce
Plural ālūcenālucen
Non-finite forms of alucan
Form
Infinitive ālūcan
Inflected infinitive ālūcenne
Imperative singular ālūc
Imperative plural ālūcaþ
Present participle ālūcende
Past participle ālocen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From ā- + lūcan (“to pluck”).

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