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Old English · verb

seolcan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈse͜ol.kɑn/
[ˈse͜oɫ.kɑn]
Syllables
ˈse͜ol · kɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
inactiveidle

Meaning

  1. to become inactive, grow idle

Conjugation

Conjugation of seolcan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular seolcesealc
2nd singular sielcstsulce
3rd singular sielcþsealc
Plural seolcaþsulcon
Subjunctive
Singular seolcesulce
Plural seolcensulcen
Non-finite forms of seolcan
Form
Infinitive seolcan
Inflected infinitive seolcenne
Imperative singular seolc
Imperative plural seolcaþ
Present participle seolcende
Past participle solcenġesolcen

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *selkan, from Proto-Germanic *selkaną (“to fall, drip; to slacken”).

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