twinclian

Old English

Etymology

Frequentative of twincan (“to blink, wink”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtwin.kli.ɑn/, [ˈtwiŋ.kli.ɑn]

Verb

twinclian

1. to twinkle

Conjugation

Conjugation of twinclian (weak class 2)

infinitive	twinclian	twinclienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	twincliġe	twinclode
second person singular	twinclast	twinclodest
third person singular	twinclaþ	twinclode
plural	twincliaþ	twinclodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	twincliġe	twinclode
plural	twincliġen	twincloden
imperative
singular	twincla
plural	twincliaþ
participle	present	past
	twincliende	(ġe)twinclod

Descendants

• Middle English: twinclen, twynclen
  • English: twinkle
  • Scots: twinkil

References

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