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Old English · verb

spelcan

Normalised spelċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈspel.t͡ʃɑn/
[ˈspeɫ.t͡ʃɑn]
Syllables
ˈspel · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
splints

Meaning

  1. to bind with splints

Conjugation

Conjugation of spelcan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular spelċespelcte
2nd singular spelċestspelcstspelctest
3rd singular spelċeþspelcþspelcte
Plural spelċaþspelcton
Subjunctive
Singular spelċespelcte
Plural spelċenspelcten
Non-finite forms of spelcan
Form
Infinitive spelċan
Inflected infinitive spelċenne
Imperative singular spelċ
Imperative plural spelċaþ
Present participle spelċende
Past participle spelċedġespelċed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spalkijan, from Proto-Germanic *spalkijaną. Cognate with Old Norse spelkja.

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