*selkaną

Runic: ᛊᛖᛚᚲᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈsel.kɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

  1. to trickle, drip
  2. to be slow, to languish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *selǵ- (‘to let go, send’), Cognate with Sanskrit सृजति (sṛjáti) (sṛjáti, ‘to send off, discharge’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularselkōselkaų–
2nd singularsilkiziselkaizselk
3rd singularsilkidiselkaiselkadau
1st dualselkōzselkaiw–
2nd dualselkadizselkaidizselkadiz
1st pluralselkamazselkaim–
2nd pluralsilkidselkaidsilkid
3rd pluralselkandiselkainselkandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularselkai–
2nd singularselkazaiselkaizau
3rd singularselkadaiselkaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralselkandaiselkaindau
2nd pluralselkandaiselkaindau
3rd pluralselkandaiselkaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularsalksulkį̄
2nd singularsalhtsulkīz
3rd singularsalksulkī
1st dualsulkūsulkīw
2nd dualsulkudizsulkīdiz
1st pluralsulkumsulkīm
2nd pluralsulkudsulkīd
3rd pluralsulkunsulkīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
selkaną selkandz sulkanaz

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Descendants

  • *selkan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • giselkēn, selkenēn (Old High German)
  • *selkan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *seolcan (Old English)
      • āseolcan (Old English)
  • *selkan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *seolcan (Old English)
      • *beseolcan (Old English)
        • besolcen (Old English)
  • *selkan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *seolcan (Old English)
      • *solcen, *ġesolcen (Old English)
        • *solken, *solke (Middle English)
          • sulky (English)
            • sulk (English)
            • sulk (Scots)
  • *selkan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *selkan (Old High German)
      • irselkan (Old High German)
  • *selkan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *selkan (Old High German)
      • selken (Middle High German)
        • verselken, versëlken (Middle High German)

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