seolcen

Old English

Alternative forms

• seolucen, silcen

Etymology

Equivalent to seolc +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse͜ol.ken/, [ˈse͜oɫ.ken]

Adjective

seolcen

1. (relational) silk

Declension

Declension of seolcen — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	seolcen	seolcenu, seolcnu, seolceno, seolcno	seolcen
Accusative	seolcenne	seolcene, seolcne	seolcen
Genitive	seolcenes, seolcnes	seolcenre	seolcenes, seolcnes
Dative	seolcenum, seolcnum	seolcenre	seolcenum, seolcnum
Instrumental	seolcene, seolcne	seolcenre	seolcene, seolcne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	seolcene, seolcne	seolcena, seolcna, seolcene, seolcne	seolcenu, seolcnu, seolceno, seolcno
Accusative	seolcene, seolcne	seolcena, seolcna, seolcene, seolcne	seolcenu, seolcnu, seolceno, seolcno
Genitive	seolcenra	seolcenra	seolcenra
Dative	seolcenum, seolcnum	seolcenum, seolcnum	seolcenum, seolcnum
Instrumental	seolcenum, seolcnum	seolcenum, seolcnum	seolcenum, seolcnum

Declension of seolcen — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	seolcena, seolcna	seolcene, seolcne	seolcene, seolcne
Accusative	seolcenan, seolcnan	seolcenan, seolcnan	seolcene, seolcne
Genitive	seolcenan, seolcnan	seolcenan, seolcnan	seolcenan, seolcnan
Dative	seolcenan, seolcnan	seolcenan, seolcnan	seolcenan, seolcnan
Instrumental	seolcenan, seolcnan	seolcenan, seolcnan	seolcenan, seolcnan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	seolcenan, seolcnan	seolcenan, seolcnan	seolcenan, seolcnan
Accusative	seolcenan, seolcnan	seolcenan, seolcnan	seolcenan, seolcnan
Genitive	seolcenra, seolcenena, seolcnena	seolcenra, seolcenena, seolcnena	seolcenra, seolcenena, seolcnena
Dative	seolcenum, seolcnum	seolcenum, seolcnum	seolcenum, seolcnum
Instrumental	seolcenum, seolcnum	seolcenum, seolcnum	seolcenum, seolcnum

Synonyms

• sīden

Descendants

• Middle English: seolkene, selken, silken
  • Scots: selkin, silkin
  • English: silken