Old English · adjective
seoc
Normalised sēoc
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /se͜oːk/
- Syllables
- se͜oːk (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- sick
Meaning
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sick
Hē behēt þæt he wolde and sē halga ġebæd for þæt sēoce ċyld and him wæs sōna bet.
He promised that he would, and the saint prayed for the sick child, and he was instantly better.
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Basilius, Bishop"
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | sēoc | sēoc | sēoc |
| Accusative | sēocne | sēoce | sēoc |
| Genitive | sēoces | sēocre | sēoces |
| Dative | sēocum | sēocre | sēocum |
| Instrumental | sēoce | sēocre | sēoce |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | sēoce | sēocasēoce | sēoc |
| Accusative | sēoce | sēocasēoce | sēoc |
| Genitive | sēocra | sēocra | sēocra |
| Dative | sēocum | sēocum | sēocum |
| Instrumental | sēocum | sēocum | sēocum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | sēoca | sēoce | sēoce |
| Accusative | sēocan | sēocan | sēoce |
| Genitive | sēocan | sēocan | sēocan |
| Dative | sēocan | sēocan | sēocan |
| Instrumental | sēocan | sēocan | sēocan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | sēocan | sēocan | sēocan |
| Accusative | sēocan | sēocan | sēocan |
| Genitive | sēocrasēocena | sēocrasēocena | sēocrasēocena |
| Dative | sēocum | sēocum | sēocum |
| Instrumental | sēocum | sēocum | sēocum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *seuk. Cognate with Old High German sioh, Old Norse sjúkr.
Descendants
sick
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