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Old English · noun

socn

Normalised sōcn

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/soːkn/
Syllables
soːkn (1 syllable)
Modern English
insuckensocsocagesoccagesokesokensuckenexploration

Meaning

  1. a seeking; search; exploration

  2. a desiring; attempt to acquire (something); probing

  3. a visit; visiting

  4. a place of attendance; a resort

  5. protection; refuge; sanctuary; asylum

  6. a seeking with hostile intent; an attack

  7. Frequently used in connection with sacu: the exercise of judicial power; jurisdiction; right of inquisition; right of seeking, taking, or levying fines; revenue

    Iċ an heom ealswā ðæt hȳ habben ðrofer saca and sōcna.

    (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of socn
SingularPlural
Nominative sōcnsōcnesōcna
Accusative sōcnsōcnesōcnesōcna
Genitive sōcnesōcna
Dative sōcnesōcnum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sōkni, from Proto-Germanic *sōkniz (“examination; contest; struggle”).

Descendants

insucken, soc, socage, soccage, soke, soken, sucken

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