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
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a seeking; search; exploration
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a desiring; attempt to acquire (something); probing
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a visit; visiting
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a place of attendance; a resort
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protection; refuge; sanctuary; asylum
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a seeking with hostile intent; an attack
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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.
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Declension
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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