Reconstruction:Old English/stealcian

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 *stalukōn, from Proto-Germanic *stalukōną, equivalent to stalian (“to steal”) +‎ -cian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstæ͜ɑl.ki.ɑn/, [ˈstæ͜ɑɫ.ki.ɑn]

Verb

*stealcian

  1. to step carefully or stealthily

Conjugation

Conjugation of *stealcian (weak, class 2)
infinitive *stealcian *stealcienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *stealciġe *stealcode
second person singular *stealcast *stealcodest
third person singular *stealcaþ *stealcode
plural *stealciaþ *stealcodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *stealciġe *stealcode
plural *stealciġen *stealcoden
imperative
singular *stealca
plural *stealciaþ
participle present past
*stealciende (ġe)*stealcod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: stalken
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