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Reconstruction:Old English/bulcian

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 *bulkōn (to utter, bellow), from Proto-Germanic *belkaną. Cognate with Middle Low German bolken (to bellow, low), Dutch bulken (to bellow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbul.ki.ɑn/, [ˈbuɫ.ki.ɑn]

Verb

*bulcian

  1. to utter
  2. to gush forth
  3. to belch

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: bulken, bolken
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