Reconstruction:Old English/sneorcan

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 *snerkan, from Proto-Germanic *snerkaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsne͜or.kɑn/, [ˈsne͜orˠ.kɑn]

Verb

*sneorcan

1. (literal, intransitive) to shrink or shrivel

Conjugation

Conjugation of *sneorcan (strong class 3)

infinitive	*sneorcan	*sneorcenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	*sneorce	*snearc
second person singular	*sniercst	*snurce
third person singular	*sniercþ	*snearc
plural	*sneorcaþ	*snurcon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*sneorce	*snurce
plural	*sneorcen	*snurcen
imperative
singular	*sneorc
plural	*sneorcaþ
participle	present	past
	*sneorcende	*(ġe)snorcen

Derived terms

• ġesneorcan