sucan
Galician
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *suk-. Akin to sūgan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsuː.kɑn/
Verb
sūcan
- to suck
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Simon and Jude"
- Þā ongunnon ealla þā nædran tō ċēowenne heora flǣsċ and heora blōd sūcan þæt hīe þæt ātor ūt ātugen.
- Then all the snakes began to chew their flesh and suck their blood to draw the poison out.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Simon and Jude"
Conjugation
Conjugation of sūcan (strong class 2)
| infinitive | sūcan | sūcenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | sūce | sēac |
| second person singular | sȳcst | suce |
| third person singular | sȳcþ | sēac |
| plural | sūcaþ | sucon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | sūce | suce |
| plural | sūcen | sucen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sūc | |
| plural | sūcaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sūcende | (ġe)socen | |
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