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Old English · verb

onlucan

Normalised onlūcan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/onˈluː.kɑn/
Syllables
on · ˈluː · kɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
unlock

Meaning

  1. to unlock

    Stæfcræft is sēo cǣġ þe þāra bōca andġiet onlȳcþ.

    Grammar is the key that unlocks the meaning of books.

    c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

Conjugation

Conjugation of onlucan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular onlūceonlēac
2nd singular onlȳcstonluce
3rd singular onlȳcþonlēac
Plural onlūcaþonlucon
Subjunctive
Singular onlūceonluce
Plural onlūcenonlucen
Non-finite forms of onlucan
Form
Infinitive onlūcan
Inflected infinitive onlūcenne
Imperative singular onlūc
Imperative plural onlūcaþ
Present participle onlūcende
Past participle onlocen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *andalūkan. Equivalent to on- + lūcan.

Descendants

unlock

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