Reconstruction:Old English/bulcian

This Old English 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 English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bulkōn (“to utter, bellow”), from Proto-Germanic *belkaną. Cognate with Middle Low German bolken (“to bellow, low”), Dutch bulken (“to bellow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbul.ki.ɑn/, [ˈbuɫ.ki.ɑn]

Verb

*bulcian

  1. to utter
  2. to gush forth
  3. to belch

Conjugation

Conjugation of *bulcian (weak, class 2)
infinitive *bulcian *bulcienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *bulciġe *bulcode
second person singular *bulcast *bulcodest
third person singular *bulcaþ *bulcode
plural *bulciaþ *bulcodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *bulciġe *bulcode
plural *bulciġen *bulcoden
imperative
singular *bulca
plural *bulciaþ
participle present past
*bulciende (ġe)*bulcod

Descendants

  • Middle English: bulken, bolken
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