*skakaną

Runic: ᛊᚲᚨᚲᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈskɑ.kɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 6

Meanings

to swing
to shake
to escape

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek- (‘to shake, stir’), with unexpected *-k- instead of *-h-, either through contamination or back-formation from the iterative *skakkōną (‘to shake’). See *skehaną (‘to jump, emerge’) for more cognates.

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	skakō	skakaų	–
2nd singular	skakizi	skakaiz	skak
3rd singular	skakidi	skakai	skakadau
1st dual	skakōz	skakaiw	–
2nd dual	skakadiz	skakaidiz	skakadiz
1st plural	skakamaz	skakaim	–
2nd plural	skakid	skakaid	skakid
3rd plural	skakandi	skakain	skakandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	skakai	–
2nd singular	skakazai	skakaizau
3rd singular	skakadai	skakaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	skakandai	skakaindau
2nd plural	skakandai	skakaindau
3rd plural	skakandai	skakaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	skōk	skōkį̄
2nd singular	skōht	skōkīz
3rd singular	skōk	skōkī
1st dual	skōkū	skōkīw
2nd dual	skōkudiz	skōkīdiz
1st plural	skōkum	skōkīm
2nd plural	skōkud	skōkīd
3rd plural	skōkun	skōkīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
skakaną	skakandz	skakanaz

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Descendants

*skakan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *skakan (Old Dutch)
  - schāken (Middle Dutch)
    - schaken (Dutch)
*skakan (Proto-West Germanic)
- sċacan, sċeacan (Old English)
  - schaken (Middle English)
    - shake (English)
    - schake, schaik, schack (Scots)
*skakan (Proto-West Germanic)
- skeka (Old Frisian)
  - skädje (Saterland Frisian)
  - schaekjen, schaakje, schaekje (West Frisian)
*skakan (Proto-West Germanic)
- skakan (Old Saxon)
  - *schaken (Middle Low German)
    - schaken (Low German)
skaka (Old Norse)
skakra (Old Norse)
? (Old Norse)
- skage (Danish)
- skaka (Faroese)
- skaka (Icelandic)
- skake (Norwegian Bokmål)
- skaka, skåkå, skøkø, skæka, skjeka (Norwegian Nynorsk)
? (Old Norse)
- skaka (Old Swedish)
  - skaka (Swedish)

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