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Old English · verb

swencan

Normalised swenċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈswen.t͡ʃɑn/
Syllables
ˈswen · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
chastensomebody

Meaning

  1. to cause to labor; to cause trouble (to somebody)

  2. to harass, vex, afflict, distress

  3. to chasten

Conjugation

Conjugation of swencan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular swenċeswencte
2nd singular swenċestswencstswenctest
3rd singular swenċeþswencþswencte
Plural swenċaþswencton
Subjunctive
Singular swenċeswencte
Plural swenċenswencten
Non-finite forms of swencan
Form
Infinitive swenċan
Inflected infinitive swenċenne
Imperative singular swenċ
Imperative plural swenċaþ
Present participle swenċende
Past participle swenċedġeswenċed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swankijan, from Proto-Germanic *swankijaną (“to cause to swing or sway, sling”), causative of Proto-Germanic *swinkaną (“to swing, bend”). Cognate with Old High German swenken (“to beat, whip, paddle”).

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