Reconstruction:Old English/snæccan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *snakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *snakjaną (“to sniff; taste-test, nibble”), from Proto-Germanic *snak- (“to breathe, blow, sigh”). Of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsnæt.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

*snæċċan

  1. to bite, as to taste; nibble
  2. to snap with the mouth or jaws
  3. to snag, catch on

Conjugation

Conjugation of *snæċċan (weak, class 1)
infinitive *snæċċan *snæċċenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *snæċċe *sneahte
second person singular *snæċest *sneahtest
third person singular *snæċeþ *sneahte
plural *snæċċaþ *sneahton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *snæċċe *sneahte
plural *snæċċen *sneahten
imperative
singular *snæċe
plural *snæċċaþ
participle present past
*snæċċende *(ġe)sneaht
  • *snecce
  • twīsnæċċe
  • þrīsnæċċe

Descendants

  • Middle English: snacchen
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