gesneorcan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġesnerc — variant of ġesnearc (preterite form)

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ *sneorcan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈsne͜or.kɑn/, [jeˈsne͜orˠ.kɑn]

Verb

ġesneorcan

1. (literal, intransitive) to shrivel or shrivel up
2. (figurative, intransitive) to faint, fall out, collapse

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġesneorcan (strong class 3)

infinitive	ġesneorcan	ġesneorcenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġesneorce	ġesnearc
second person singular	ġesniercst	ġesnurce
third person singular	ġesniercþ	ġesnearc
plural	ġesneorcaþ	ġesnurcon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġesneorce	ġesnurce
plural	ġesneorcen	ġesnurcen
imperative
singular	ġesneorc
plural	ġesneorcaþ
participle	present	past
	ġesneorcende	ġesnorcen

Descendants

• >? Middle English: *snerchen, snarchen (alternatively from Old English *snerċan, *snierċan, from Proto-West Germanic *snarkijan)