sokian

Old Saxon

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti (“track down, seek out”).

    Verb

    sōkian

    1. to seek, strive for

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of sōkian (weak class 1)
    infinitive sōkian
    indicative present past
    1st person singular sōkiu sōhta
    2nd person singular sōkis sōhtes
    3rd person singular sōkid sōhta
    plural sōkiad sōhtun
    subjunctive present past
    1st person singular sōkie sōhti
    2nd person singular sōkies sōhtis
    3rd person singular sōkie sōhti
    plural sōkien sōhtin
    imperative present
    singular sōki
    plural sōkiad
    participle present past
    sōkiandi gisōkid, sōkid

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Middle Low German: sö̂ken
      • Low German: sooken, söken, seuken, säuken (see there for further descendants)
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