eldertongue

Old English · verb

cloccian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈklok.ki.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈklok · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
cluck

Meaning

  1. to cluck

  2. to sigh

Conjugation

Conjugation of cloccian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular clocciġecloccode
2nd singular cloccastcloccodest
3rd singular cloccaþcloccode
Plural clocciaþcloccodon
Subjunctive
Singular clocciġecloccode
Plural clocciġencloccoden
Non-finite forms of cloccian
Form
Infinitive cloccian
Inflected infinitive cloccienne
Imperative singular clocca
Imperative plural clocciaþ
Present participle clocciende
Past participle cloccodġecloccod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klukkwōn (“to cluck”)

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