Reconstruction:Old English/cencan

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

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kankijan, from Proto-Germanic *kankijaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈken.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

*cenċan

to cause to laugh
to jeer, deride

Conjugation

Conjugation of *cenċan (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	*cenċan	*cenċenne
first person singular	*cenċe	*cencte
second person singular	cenċest, cencst	*cenctest
third person singular	cenċeþ, cencþ	*cencte
plural	*cenċaþ	*cencton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*cenċe	*cencte
plural	*cenċen	*cencten
imperative
singular	*cenċ
plural	*cenċaþ
participle	present	past
	*cenċende	*(ġe)cenċed

Related terms

Descendants

Middle English: kenchen, kynken

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