deorcian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *derkōn. Equivalent to deorc + -ian.
Conjugation
Conjugation of deorcian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | deorcian | deorcienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | deorciġe | deorcode |
| second person singular | deorcast | deorcodest |
| third person singular | deorcaþ | deorcode |
| plural | deorciaþ | deorcodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | deorciġe | deorcode |
| plural | deorciġen | deorcoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | deorca | |
| plural | deorciaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| deorciende | (ġe)deorcod | |
Derived terms
- ādeorcian (“to obscure, darken, tarnish”)
- deorcung f (“twilight”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “deorcian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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