snican

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *snīkan, from Proto-Germanic *snīkaną (“to creep; crawl”), from Proto-Indo-European *sneyg- (“to crawl”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsniː.kɑn/

Verb

snīcan

  1. to crawl
  2. to creep

Conjugation

Conjugation of snīcan (strong, class I)
infinitive snīcan snīcenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular snīce snāc
second person singular snīcst snice
third person singular snīcþ snāc
plural snīcaþ snicon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular snīce snice
plural snīcen snicen
imperative
singular snīc
plural snīcaþ
participle present past
snīcende (ġe)snicen

Descendants

  • Middle English: sniken
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