Reconstruction:Old English/cencan

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 *kankijan, from Proto-Germanic *kankijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈken.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

*cenċan

1. to cause to laugh
2. to jeer, deride

Conjugation

Conjugation of *cenċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	*cenċan	*cenċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	*cenċe	*cencte
second person singular	*cenċest, *cencst	*cenctest
third person singular	*cenċeþ, *cencþ	*cencte
plural	*cenċaþ	*cencton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*cenċe	*cencte
plural	*cenċen	*cencten
imperative
singular	*cenċ
plural	*cenċaþ
participle	present	past
	*cenċende	*(ġe)cenċed

Related terms

• canc
• cancettan
• *ċincan
• ċincing

Descendants

• Middle English: kenchen, kynken