Reconstruction:Old English/seolcan

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 *selkan, from Proto-Germanic *selkaną (“to fall, drip; to slacken”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse͜ol.kɑn/, [ˈse͜oɫ.kɑn]

Verb

*seolcan

1. to become inactive, grow idle

Conjugation

Conjugation of *seolcan (strong class 3)

infinitive	*seolcan	*seolcenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	*seolce	*sealc
second person singular	*sielcst	*sulce
third person singular	*sielcþ	*sealc
plural	*seolcaþ	*sulcon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*seolce	*sulce
plural	*seolcen	*sulcen
imperative
singular	*seolc
plural	*seolcaþ
participle	present	past
	*seolcende	*(ġe)solcen

Derived terms

• āseolcan
• *beseolcan
• *solcen