Reconstruction:Old English/bulcian
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This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *bulkōn (“to utter, bellow”), from Proto-Germanic *belkaną. Cognate with Middle Low German bolken (“to bellow, low”), Dutch bulken (“to bellow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]*bulcian
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of *bulcian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | *bulcian | *bulcienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | *bulciġe | *bulcode |
| second person singular | *bulcast | *bulcodest |
| third person singular | *bulcaþ | *bulcode |
| plural | *bulciaþ | *bulcodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | *bulciġe | *bulcode |
| plural | *bulciġen | *bulcoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | *bulca | |
| plural | *bulciaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| *bulciende | (ġe)*bulcod | |