sincan

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *sinkwan, akin to Old Frisian sinka (West Frisian sinke), Old Saxon sinkan, Old High German sinkan (German sinken), Old Norse søkkva (Danish synke, Swedish sjunka, Icelandic sökkva, Faroese søkka), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌵𐌰𐌽 (sigqan).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsin.kɑn/, [ˈsiŋ.kɑn]

Verb[edit]

sincan

  1. to sink

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: synken
    • English: sink
    • Scots: sink
    • Yola: zunk (preterite)