Old English · verb
mearcian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈmæ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn/[ˈmæ͜ɑrˠ.ki.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈmæ͜ɑr · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- noticemark
Meaning
-
to mark
-
to notice
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | mearciġe | mearcode |
| 2nd singular | mearcast | mearcodest |
| 3rd singular | mearcaþ | mearcode |
| Plural | mearciaþ | mearcodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | mearciġe | mearcode |
| Plural | mearciġen | mearcoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | mearcian |
| Inflected infinitive | mearcienne |
| Imperative singular | mearca |
| Imperative plural | mearciaþ |
| Present participle | mearciende |
| Past participle | mearcodġemearcod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *markōn, from Proto-Germanic *markōną, from *markō (“a mark”). Cognate with Old Frisian merkia (“to notice”), Old Saxon markon (“to design”), Old High German marchon (“to limit”) (German merken (“to put a mark on”)), Old Norse marka (“put a mark on, observe”).
Descendants
mark
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