deorcian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *derkōn. Equivalent to deorc + -ian.
Verb
deorcian
- to darken, grow dark
Conjugation
Conjugation of deorcian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | deorcian | deorcienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | deorciġe | deorcode |
| 2nd-person singular | deorcast | deorcodest |
| 3rd-person singular | deorcaþ | deorcode |
| plural | deorciaþ | deorcodon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | deorciġe | deorcode |
| plural | deorciġen | deorcoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | deorca | |
| plural | deorciaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| deorciende | (ġe)deorcod | |
Derived terms
- ādeorcian (“to obscure, darken, tarnish”)
- deorcung f (“twilight”)
Descendants
- Middle English: derken, darken
- English: dark
References
- deorcian in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary