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Old English · verb

cencan

Normalised cenċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈken.t͡ʃɑn/
Syllables
ˈken · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
jeerlaugh

Meaning

  1. to cause to laugh

  2. to jeer, deride

Conjugation

Conjugation of cencan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular cenċecencte
2nd singular cenċestcencstcenctest
3rd singular cenċeþcencþcencte
Plural cenċaþcencton
Subjunctive
Singular cenċecencte
Plural cenċencencten
Non-finite forms of cencan
Form
Infinitive cenċan
Inflected infinitive cenċenne
Imperative singular cenċ
Imperative plural cenċaþ
Present participle cenċende
Past participle cenċedġecenċed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kankijan, from Proto-Germanic *kankijaną.

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