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Old English · verb

lucan

Normalised lūcan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/ˈluː.kɑn/
Syllables
ˈluː · kɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
lockpluck

lucan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to lock

  2. to close

Conjugation

Conjugation of lucan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular lūcelēac
2nd singular lȳcstluce
3rd singular lȳcþlēac
Plural lūcaþlucon
Subjunctive
Singular lūceluce
Plural lūcenlucen
Non-finite forms of lucan
Form
Infinitive lūcan
Inflected infinitive lūcenne
Imperative singular lūc
Imperative plural lūcaþ
Present participle lūcende
Past participle locenġelocen

lucan2 · verb

Senses

  1. to pull up, pluck

Conjugation

Conjugation of lucan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular lūcelēac
2nd singular lȳcstluce
3rd singular lȳcþlēac
Plural lūcaþlucon
Subjunctive
Singular lūceluce
Plural lūcenlucen
Non-finite forms of lucan
Form
Infinitive lūcan
Inflected infinitive lūcenne
Imperative singular lūc
Imperative plural lūcaþ
Present participle lūcende
Past participle locenġelocen

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lūkan, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną.

From Proto-West Germanic *leukan, from Proto-Germanic *leukaną.

Descendants

lock, look

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