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Old English · verb

scacan

Normalised sċacan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/ˈʃɑ.kɑn/
Syllables
ˈʃɑ · kɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
shakequivervibrate

Meaning

  1. to pass or depart

  2. to quiver or vibrate

  3. to flourish or wave (an object)

  4. to cause something to quiver, flutter, or shake

Conjugation

Conjugation of scacan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular sċacesċōcsċēoc
2nd singular sċæcstsċōcesċēoce
3rd singular sċæcþsċōcsċēoc
Plural sċacaþsċōconsċēocon
Subjunctive
Singular sċacesċōcesċēoce
Plural sċacensċōcensċēocen
Non-finite forms of scacan
Form
Infinitive sċacan
Inflected infinitive sċacenne
Imperative singular sċac
Imperative plural sċacaþ
Present participle sċacende
Past participle sċæcenġesċæcensċacenġesċacen

All forms (20)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skek-der. Proto-Germanic *skakaną Proto-West Germanic *skakan Old English scacan From Proto-West Germanic *skakan. Cognate with Old Saxon skakan, Old Norse skaka.

Descendants

shake

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