skenkian

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skankijaną, compare Dutch schenken, German schenken.

Verb

skenkian

1. to pour

Conjugation

Conjugation of skenkian (weak class 1)

infinitive	skenkian
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	skenkiu	skenkta
2nd person singular	skenkis	skenktes
3rd person singular	skenkid	skenkta
plural	skenkiad	skenktun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	skenkie	skenkti
2nd person singular	skenkies	skenktis
3rd person singular	skenkie	skenkti
plural	skenkien	skenktin
imperative	present
singular	skenki
plural	skenkiad
participle	present	past
	skenkiandi	giskenkid, skenkid

Descendants

• Middle Low German: schenken
  • German Low German: schenken
  • Plautdietsch: schenkjen
  • → Old Norse: skenkja (“to pour (drink)”)
    • Icelandic: skenkja (“to pour (drink); to give”)
    • Faroese: skeinkja (“to pour (drink); to serve wine; to give”)
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: skjenkja, skjenkje, skjenka, skjenke (“to pour (drink); to serve (alcohol); to bestow”)
    • Norwegian Bokmål: skjenke
  • → Old Swedish: skænkia
    • Swedish: skänka
    • → Elfdalian: stşaintşa
  • → Old Danish: skænkæ
    • Danish: skænke
  • → Gutnish: skänke, skänk', skänka