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Old English · verb

sencan

Normalised senċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈsen.t͡ʃɑn/
Syllables
ˈsen · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. [with accusative] to sink, to make sink, to cause to sink

    Sǣ nǣfre ne sencþ mīn sċip.

    The sea will never sink my ship.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sencan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular senċesencte
2nd singular senċestsencstsenctest
3rd singular senċeþsencþsencte
Plural senċaþsencton
Subjunctive
Singular senċesencte
Plural senċensencten
Non-finite forms of sencan
Form
Infinitive senċan
Inflected infinitive senċenne
Imperative singular senċ
Imperative plural senċaþ
Present participle senċende
Past participle senċedġesenċed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sankwijan, from Proto-Germanic *sankwijaną (“to cause to sink”).

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