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Reconstruction:Old English/solcen

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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

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Etymology

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From *seolcan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsol.ken/, [ˈsoɫ.ken]

Verb

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*solcen

  1. past participle of *seolcan

Adjective

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*solcen

  1. sluggish, inert

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: *solken, *solke
    • English: sulky (limp, droopy)
      • English: sulk (verb) (back-formation)
      • Scots: sulk (verb) (back-formation)