synken

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English sincan, from Proto-West Germanic *sinkwan, from Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną.

Verb

synken

  1. to sink (to embed)
    • 14th Century, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Knight's Tales
      Lat oure sorwe synken into þin herte.
      Let our sorrow sink into your heart.

Conjugation

Conjugation of synken (strong class 3)
infinitive (to) sinken, sinke
present tense past tense
1st-person singular sinke sank
2nd-person singular sinkest sunke, sanke, sank
3rd-person singular sinketh sank
subjunctive singular sinke sunke1, sanke1
imperative singular —
plural2 sinken, sinke sunken, sunke, sanken, sanke
imperative plural sinketh, sinke —
participles sinkynge, sinkende sunken, sunke, ysunken, ysunke

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: sink
  • Scots: sink
  • Yola: zunk (preterite)

References

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