Reconstruction:Old English/heorcian

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

Alternative forms

  • *hercian, *hiercian, *hyrcian, *hearcian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hauʀukōn, *hauʀikōn, equivalent to hīeran +‎ -cian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxe͜or.ki.ɑn/, [ˈhe͜orˠ.ki.ɑn]

Verb

*heorcian

  1. to listen carefully, harken

Conjugation

Conjugation of *heorcian (weak, class 2)
infinitive *heorcian *heorcienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *heorciġe *heorcode
second person singular *heorcast *heorcodest
third person singular *heorcaþ *heorcode
plural *heorciaþ *heorcodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *heorciġe *heorcode
plural *heorciġen *heorcoden
imperative
singular *heorca
plural *heorciaþ
participle present past
*heorciende (ġe)*heorcod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: herken, herkien, harkien
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