scencan

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Verb[edit]

sċenċan

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

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Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: schenken, schenchen