Reconstruction:Old Dutch/eiscon

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

  • *ēscon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn. Equivalent to eisc (“request”) +‎ -on.

Verb

*eiscon

  1. to ask, request
  2. to demand

Inflection

Conjugation of *eiscon (weak class 2)
infinitive *eiscon
indicative present past
1st person singular *eisco, *eiscon *eiscoda
2nd person singular *eiscos *eiscodos
3rd person singular *eiscot *eiscoda
1st person plural *eiscon *eiscodon
2nd person plural *eiscot *eiscodot
3rd person plural *eiscont *eiscodon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *eiske *eiscodi
2nd person singular *eiskis *eiscodis
3rd person singular *eiske *eiscodi
1st person plural *eiskin *eiscodin
2nd person plural *eiskit *eiscodit
3rd person plural *eiskin *eiscodin
imperative present
singular *eisco
plural *eiscot
participle present past
*eiscondi *eiscot, *gieiscot

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: eischen
    • Dutch: eisen, eischen (obsolete)
      • Afrikaans: eis
    • Limburgish: eisje
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