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Old English · verb

gesneorcan

Normalised ġesneorcan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/jeˈsne͜or.kɑn/
[jeˈsne͜orˠ.kɑn]
Syllables
je · ˈsne͜or · kɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
shrivelcollapsefaint

Meaning

  1. to shrivel or shrivel up

  2. to faint, fall out, collapse

Conjugation

Conjugation of gesneorcan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġesneorceġesnearc
2nd singular ġesniercstġesnurce
3rd singular ġesniercþġesnearc
Plural ġesneorcaþġesnurcon
Subjunctive
Singular ġesneorceġesnurce
Plural ġesneorcenġesnurcen
Non-finite forms of gesneorcan
Form
Infinitive ġesneorcan
Inflected infinitive ġesneorcenne
Imperative singular ġesneorc
Imperative plural ġesneorcaþ
Present participle ġesneorcende
Past participle ġesnorcen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From ġe- + *sneorcan.

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