scacan

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċeacan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skakan. Cognate with Old Saxon skakan, Old Norse skaka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑ.kɑn/

Verb

sċacan

1. (intransitive) to pass or depart
2. (intransitive) to quiver or vibrate
3. (transitive) to flourish or wave (an object)
4. (transitive) to cause something to quiver, flutter, or shake

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċacan (strong class 6)

infinitive	sċacan	sċacenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sċace	sċōc, sċēoc
second person singular	sċæcst	sċōce, sċēoce
third person singular	sċæcþ	sċōc, sċēoc
plural	sċacaþ	sċōcon, sċēocon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sċace	sċōce, sċēoce
plural	sċacen	sċōcen, sċēocen
imperative
singular	sċac
plural	sċacaþ
participle	present	past
	sċacende	(ġe)sċæcen, (ġe)sċacen

Descendants

• Middle English: schaken
  • English: shake
  • Scots: schake, schaik, schack