Reconstruction:Old English/malscrian

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 *malskurōn, a frequentative from Proto-West Germanic *malsk, from Proto-Germanic *malskaz (“soft, tender; sensitive, touchy; egotistical, overconfident, haughty”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑl.skri.ɑn/, [ˈmɑɫ.skri.ɑn]

Verb

*malscrian

  1. to wander
  2. to hesitate, be confused
  3. to bewilder
  4. to fascinate, bewitch

Conjugation

Conjugation of *malscrian (weak, class 2)
infinitive *malscrian *malscrienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *malscriġe *malscrode
second person singular *malscrast *malscrodest
third person singular *malscraþ *malscrode
plural *malscriaþ *malscrodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *malscriġe *malscrode
plural *malscriġen *malscroden
imperative
singular *malscra
plural *malscriaþ
participle present past
*malscriende *(ġe)malscrod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: malskren, maskeren, masken
    • English: masker; mask
    • ⇒ Middle English: bimalscren
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