Reconstruction:Old English/ducian

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 *duk(k)ēn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dūkaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.ki.ɑn/

Verb

*ducian

  1. to dive, to duck, to be immersed

Conjugation

Conjugation of *ducian (weak, class 2)
infinitive *ducian *ducienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *duciġe *ducode
second person singular *ducast *ducodest
third person singular *ducaþ *ducode
plural *duciaþ *ducodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *duciġe *ducode
plural *duciġen *ducoden
imperative
singular *duca
plural *duciaþ
participle present past
*duciende (ġe)*ducod

Descendants

  • Middle English: ducken
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