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Old English · verb

smeocan

Normalised smēocan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/ˈsme͜oː.kɑn/
Syllables
ˈsme͜oː · kɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
smoulderfumigatefumeemit

Meaning

  1. to emit smoke, fume, smoulder

  2. to smoke, fumigate

Conjugation

Conjugation of smeocan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular smēocesmēac
2nd singular smīecstsmuce
3rd singular smīecþsmēac
Plural smēocaþsmucon
Subjunctive
Singular smēocesmuce
Plural smēocensmucen
Non-finite forms of smeocan
Form
Infinitive smēocan
Inflected infinitive smēocenne
Imperative singular smēoc
Imperative plural smēocaþ
Present participle smēocende
Past participle smocenġesmocen

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smeukan, from Proto-Germanic *smeukaną (“to smoke”).

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