Reconstruction:Old English/solcen

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 *seolcan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsol.ken/, [ˈsoɫ.ken]

Verb

*solcen

1. past participle of *seolcan

Adjective

*solcen

1. sluggish, inert

Declension

Declension of *solcen — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*solcen	*solcenu, *solcnu, *solceno, *solcno	*solcen
Accusative	*solcenne	*solcene, *solcne	*solcen
Genitive	*solcenes, *solcnes	*solcenre	*solcenes, *solcnes
Dative	*solcenum, *solcnum	*solcenre	*solcenum, *solcnum
Instrumental	*solcene, *solcne	*solcenre	*solcene, *solcne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*solcene, *solcne	*solcena, *solcna, *solcene, *solcne	*solcenu, *solcnu, *solceno, *solcno
Accusative	*solcene, *solcne	*solcena, *solcna, *solcene, *solcne	*solcenu, *solcnu, *solceno, *solcno
Genitive	*solcenra	*solcenra	*solcenra
Dative	*solcenum, *solcnum	*solcenum, *solcnum	*solcenum, *solcnum
Instrumental	*solcenum, *solcnum	*solcenum, *solcnum	*solcenum, *solcnum

Declension of *solcen — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*solcena, *solcna	*solcene, *solcne	*solcene, *solcne
Accusative	*solcenan, *solcnan	*solcenan, *solcnan	*solcene, *solcne
Genitive	*solcenan, *solcnan	*solcenan, *solcnan	*solcenan, *solcnan
Dative	*solcenan, *solcnan	*solcenan, *solcnan	*solcenan, *solcnan
Instrumental	*solcenan, *solcnan	*solcenan, *solcnan	*solcenan, *solcnan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*solcenan, *solcnan	*solcenan, *solcnan	*solcenan, *solcnan
Accusative	*solcenan, *solcnan	*solcenan, *solcnan	*solcenan, *solcnan
Genitive	*solcenra, *solcenena, *solcnena	*solcenra, *solcenena, *solcnena	*solcenra, *solcenena, *solcnena
Dative	*solcenum, *solcnum	*solcenum, *solcnum	*solcenum, *solcnum
Instrumental	*solcenum, *solcnum	*solcenum, *solcnum	*solcenum, *solcnum

Derived terms

• *solcennes

Descendants

• Middle English: *solken, *solke
  • ⇒ English: sulky (“limp, droopy”)
    • ⇒ English: sulk (verb) (back-formation)
    • ⇒ Scots: sulk (verb) (back-formation)