Reconstruction:Old English/scrican

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skrīkijan, from Proto-Germanic *skrīkijaną (“to scream, shriek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃriː.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

*sċrīċan

1. to scream; shriek
2. to cry out

Conjugation

Conjugation of *sċrīċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	*sċrīċan	*sċrīċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	*sċrīċe	*sċrīcte
second person singular	*sċrīċest, *sċrīcst	*sċrīctest
third person singular	*sċrīċeþ, *sċrīcþ	*sċrīcte
plural	*sċrīċaþ	*sċrīcton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*sċrīċe	*sċrīcte
plural	*sċrīċen	*sċrīcten
imperative
singular	*sċrīċ
plural	*sċrīċaþ
participle	present	past
	*sċrīċende	*(ġe)sċrīċed

Descendants

• Middle English: schrichen
  • English: shritch