tacnian

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to tācen +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑːk.ni.ɑn/

Verb

tācnian

1. to mark, make a mark upon something
2. to be a token of something
3. to indicate, point out
4. to signify, to symbolize
5. to indicate the future, to portend

Conjugation

Conjugation of tācnian (weak class 2)

infinitive	tācnian	tācnienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	tācniġe	tācnode
second person singular	tācnast	tācnodest
third person singular	tācnaþ	tācnode
plural	tācniaþ	tācnodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tācniġe	tācnode
plural	tācniġen	tācnoden
imperative
singular	tācna
plural	tācniaþ
participle	present	past
	tācniende	(ġe)tācnod

Derived terms

• tācnung

Descendants

• Middle English: toknen
  • English: token
  • Scots: taiken
• → Old Norse: tákna
  • Icelandic: tákna

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “tácnian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.