sokian

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti (“track down, seek out”).

Verb

sōkian

1. to seek, strive for

Conjugation

Conjugation of sōkian (weak class 1)

infinitive	sōkian
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	sōkiu	sōhta
2nd person singular	sōkis	sōhtes
3rd person singular	sōkid	sōhta
plural	sōkiad	sōhtun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	sōkie	sōhti
2nd person singular	sōkies	sōhtis
3rd person singular	sōkie	sōhti
plural	sōkien	sōhtin
imperative	present
singular	sōki
plural	sōkiad
participle	present	past
	sōkiandi	gisōkid, sōkid

Derived terms

• gisōkian

Descendants

• Middle Low German: sö̂ken
  • Low German: sooken, söken, seuken, säuken (see there for further descendants)