Reconstruction:Old English/ducan

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 *dūkan, from Proto-Germanic *dūkaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduː.kɑn/

Verb

*dūcan

  1. to dive, to duck

Conjugation

Conjugation of *dūcan (strong, class II)
infinitive *dūcan *dūcenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *dūce *dēac
second person singular *dȳcst *duce
third person singular *dȳcþ *dēac
plural *dūcaþ *ducon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *dūce *duce
plural *dūcen *ducen
imperative
singular *dūc
plural *dūcaþ
participle present past
*dūcende (ġe)*docen

Descendants

  • Middle English: duken, douken
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