cleacian – Old English verb conjugation

Old English verb forms of cleacian

Infinitive

clēacian
clēacienne

Participles

Presentclēaciende
Past(ġe)clēacod

Indicative

Present

1st sing.clēaciġe
2nd sing.clēacast
3rd sing.clēacaþ
1st plur.clēaciaþ
2nd plur.clēaciaþ
3rd plur.clēaciaþ

Past

1st sing.clēacode
2nd sing.clēacodest
3rd sing.clēacode
1st plur.clēacodon
2nd plur.clēacodon
3rd plur.clēacodon

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.clēaciġe
2nd sing.clēaciġe
3rd sing.clēaciġe
1st plur.clēaciġen
2nd plur.clēaciġen
3rd plur.clēaciġen

Past

1st sing.clēacode
2nd sing.clēacode
3rd sing.clēacode
1st plur.clēacoden
2nd plur.clēacoden
3rd plur.clēacoden

Imperative

Singularclēaca
Pluralclēaciaþ

Verbs conjugated like 'cleacian'

cleacian,

Etymology

Unknown. No cognates in other languages. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *klaukōn, a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *klauwjan (“to claw, scratch”) + *-ukōn (frequentative suffix). If so, equivalent to clawan + -cian. Alternatively, perhaps a corruption of tealtian (“to shake, be unsteady”).

Sample Sentences

Cognates

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