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Old English · verb

scencan

Normalised sċenċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈʃen.t͡ʃɑn/
Syllables
ˈʃen · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
shinkskinkpour

Meaning

  1. to pour out, give (someone) to drink

Conjugation

Conjugation of scencan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular sċenċesċencte
2nd singular sċenċestsċencstsċenctest
3rd singular sċenċeþsċencþsċencte
Plural sċenċaþsċencton
Subjunctive
Singular sċenċesċencte
Plural sċenċensċencten
Non-finite forms of scencan
Form
Infinitive sċenċan
Inflected infinitive sċenċenne
Imperative singular sċenċ
Imperative plural sċenċaþ
Present participle sċenċende
Past participle sċenċedġesċenċed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skankijan, from Proto-Germanic *skankijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian skenka, Old Saxon skenkian, Dutch schenken, Old High German scenken (German schenken), Old Norse skenkja (Swedish skänka).

Descendants

shink, skink

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