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Old English · verb

ducan

Normalised dūcan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class II
IPA: /ˈduː.kɑn/
Syllables: ˈduː · kɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: duck dive

ducan1 · noun · inflected form

Senses

inflection of dū̆ce:; accusative/genitive/dative singular
inflection of dū̆ce:; nominative/accusative plural
Inflected form of dū̆ce

ducan2 · verb

Senses

to dive, to duck

Conjugation

Conjugation of ducan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	dūce	dēac
2nd singular	dȳcst	duce
3rd singular	dȳcþ	dēac
Plural	dūcaþ	ducon
Subjunctive
Singular	dūce	duce
Plural	dūcen	ducen

Non-finite forms of ducan
	Form
Infinitive	dūcan
Inflected infinitive	dūcenne
Imperative singular	dūc
Imperative plural	dūcaþ
Present participle	dūcende

All forms (13)

dūce
dēac
dȳcst
duce
dȳcþ
dūcaþ
ducon
dūcen
ducen
dūcan
dūcenne
dūc
dūcende

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dūkan, from Proto-Germanic *dūkaną.

Descendants

duck

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