scencan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skankijan, from Proto-Germanic *skankijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian skenka, Old Saxon skenkian, Dutch schenken, Old High German scenken (German schenken), Old Norse skenkja (Swedish skänka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃen.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

sċenċan

1. to pour out, give (someone) to drink

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċenċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	sċenċan	sċenċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sċenċe	sċencte
second person singular	sċenċest, sċencst	sċenctest
third person singular	sċenċeþ, sċencþ	sċencte
plural	sċenċaþ	sċencton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sċenċe	sċencte
plural	sċenċen	sċencten
imperative
singular	sċenċ
plural	sċenċaþ
participle	present	past
	sċenċende	(ġe)sċenċed

Derived terms

• besċenċan
• ġesċenċan

Descendants

• Middle English: schenken, schenchen
  • English: shink, skink
  • Scots: skink