mearcian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *markōn, from Proto-Germanic *markōną, from *markō (“a mark”).

Cognate with Old Frisian merkia (“to notice”), Old Saxon markon (“to design”), Old High German marchon (“to limit”) (German merken (“to put a mark on”)), Old Norse marka (“put a mark on, observe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn/, [ˈmæ͜ɑrˠ.ki.ɑn]

Verb

mearcian

1. to mark

Conjugation

Conjugation of mearcian (weak class 2)

infinitive	mearcian	mearcienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	mearciġe	mearcode
second person singular	mearcast	mearcodest
third person singular	mearcaþ	mearcode
plural	mearciaþ	mearcodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	mearciġe	mearcode
plural	mearciġen	mearcoden
imperative
singular	mearca
plural	mearciaþ
participle	present	past
	mearciende	(ġe)mearcod

Derived terms

• āmearcian
• ġemearcian
• mearcung
• mierċels
• tōmearcian

 

Descendants

• Middle English: marken
  • English: mark