scacan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skakan. Cognate with Old Saxon skakan, Old Norse skaka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɑ.kɑn/

Verb

sċacan

  1. (intransitive) to pass or depart
  2. (intransitive) to quiver or vibrate
  3. (transitive) to flourish or wave (an object)
  4. (transitive) to cause something to quiver, flutter, or shake

Conjugation
Conjugation of sċacan (strong class 6)
infinitive sċacan sċacenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sċace sċōc
second person singular sċæcst sċōce
third person singular sċæcþ sċōc
plural sċacaþ sċōcon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sċace sċōce
plural sċacen sċōcen
imperative
singular sċac
plural sċacaþ
participle present past
sċacende (ġe)sċæcen, (ġe)sċacen

Descendants
  • Middle English: schaken
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