druncnian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drunkanōną, from Proto-Germanic *drunkanaz, equivalent to druncen +‎ -ian. Cognate with Old High German trunkanōn, trunkanēn (“to be drunk; get drunk”), Old Norse drukna (“to be drowned”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrunk.ni.ɑn/, [ˈdruŋk.ni.ɑn]

Verb

druncnian

1. (intransitive) to be drunk
2. (intransitive) to get or become drunk

Conjugation

Conjugation of druncnian (weak class 2)

infinitive	druncnian	druncnienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	druncniġe	druncnode
second person singular	druncnast	druncnodest
third person singular	druncnaþ	druncnode
plural	druncniaþ	druncnodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	druncniġe	druncnode
plural	druncniġen	druncnoden
imperative
singular	druncna
plural	druncniaþ
participle	present	past
	druncniende	(ġe)druncnod

Derived terms

• ġedruncnian
• ondruncnian

Descendants

• Middle English: dronknen, drunknen, drunkenen
  • English: drunken (verb)