eldertongue

Old English · verb

locian

Normalised lōcian

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

Meaning

  1. to look, see; gaze

    Lōca þū on mīne ansīene þonne þū mē tō spricst.

    Look at my face when you speak to me.

  2. to observe, regard, take heed

    Sē cyning lōcode on his witan.

    The king regarded his advisors.

  3. to look to; to belong, pertain

    Ne lōcaþ þēs intinga nā tō unc.

    This matter doesn't pertain to us two at all.

  4. to determine something by looking (with interrogative pronoun)

    Þā lōcode sē lǣċe tō hire, hwæþer hēo sēoc wǣre.

    Then the doctor looked at her to determine whether she was sick.

  5. to make sure that something happens, is done, etc.

    Lōcodest þū þæt þū fēdde mīnne catt tweowa?

    Did you make sure to feed my cat twice?

Conjugation

Conjugation of locian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular lōciġelōcode
2nd singular lōcastlōcodest
3rd singular lōcaþlōcode
Plural lōciaþlōcodon
Subjunctive
Singular lōciġelōcode
Plural lōciġenlōcoden
Non-finite forms of locian
Form
Infinitive lōcian
Inflected infinitive lōcienne
Imperative singular lōca
Imperative plural lōciaþ
Present participle lōciende
Past participle lōcodġelōcod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn.

Descendants

look

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