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Old English · verb

tacnian

Normalised tācnian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈtɑːk.ni.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈtɑːk · ni · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
portendsymbolizesignify

Meaning

  1. to mark, make a mark upon something

  2. to be a token of something

  3. to indicate, point out

  4. to signify, to symbolize

  5. to indicate the future, to portend

Conjugation

Conjugation of tacnian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular tācniġetācnode
2nd singular tācnasttācnodest
3rd singular tācnaþtācnode
Plural tācniaþtācnodon
Subjunctive
Singular tācniġetācnode
Plural tācniġentācnoden
Non-finite forms of tacnian
Form
Infinitive tācnian
Inflected infinitive tācnienne
Imperative singular tācna
Imperative plural tācniaþ
Present participle tācniende
Past participle tācnodġetācnod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Equivalent to tācen + -ian.

Descendants

token

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