eldertongue

Old English · verb

borcian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈbor.ki.ɑn/
[ˈborˠ.ki.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈbor · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
bark

Meaning

  1. to bark

Conjugation

Conjugation of borcian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular borciġeborcode
2nd singular borcastborcodest
3rd singular borcaþborcode
Plural borciaþborcodon
Subjunctive
Singular borciġeborcode
Plural borciġenborcoden
Non-finite forms of borcian
Form
Infinitive borcian
Inflected infinitive borcienne
Imperative singular borca
Imperative plural borciaþ
Present participle borciende
Past participle borcodġeborcod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *borkōn, from Proto-Germanic *burkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrg-, *bʰerg- (“to make a noise, growl, bark”).

Descendants

bark

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