gesneorcan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ġesnerc — variant of ġesnearc (preterite form)

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ *sneorcan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈsne͜or.kɑn/, [jeˈsne͜orˠ.kɑn]

Verb

ġesneorcan

  1. (literal, intransitive) to shrivel or shrivel up
  2. (figurative, intransitive) to faint, fall out, collapse

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġesneorcan (strong, class III)
infinitive ġesneorcan ġesneorcenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġesneorce ġesnearc
second person singular ġesniercst ġesnurce
third person singular ġesniercþ ġesnearc
plural ġesneorcaþ ġesnurcon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġesneorce ġesnurce
plural ġesneorcen ġesnurcen
imperative
singular ġesneorc
plural ġesneorcaþ
participle present past
ġesneorcende ġesnorcen

Descendants

  • >? Middle English: *snerchen, snarchen (alternatively from Old English *snerċan, *snierċan, from Proto-West Germanic *snarkijan)
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