sokian

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti (“track down, seek out”).

Verb

sōkian

  1. to seek, strive for

Conjugation

Conjugation of sōkian (weak class 1)
infinitive sōkian
indicative present past
1st person singular sōkiu sōhta
2nd person singular sōkis sōhtes
3rd person singular sōkid sōhta
plural sōkiad sōhtun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular sōkie sōhti
2nd person singular sōkies sōhtis
3rd person singular sōkie sōhti
plural sōkien sōhtin
imperative present
singular sōki
plural sōkiad
participle present past
sōkiandi gisōkid, sōkid

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: sö̂ken
    • Low German: sooken, söken, seuken, säuken (see there for further descendants)
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