scencan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skankijan, from Proto-Germanic *skankijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian skenka, Old Saxon skenkian, Dutch schenken, Old High German scenken (German schenken), Old Norse skenkja (Swedish skänka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃen.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

sċenċan

  1. to pour out, give (someone) to drink

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċenċan (weak, class 1)
infinitive sċenċan sċenċenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sċenċe sċencte
second person singular sċenċest, sċencst sċenctest
third person singular sċenċeþ, sċencþ sċencte
plural sċenċaþ sċencton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sċenċe sċencte
plural sċenċen sċencten
imperative
singular sċenċ
plural sċenċaþ
participle present past
sċenċende (ġe)sċenċed

Derived terms

  • besċenċan
  • ġesċenċan

Descendants

  • Middle English: schenken, schenchen
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