mearcian

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *markōn, from Proto-Germanic *markōną, from *markō (“a mark”).

Cognate with Old Frisian merkia (“to notice”), Old Saxon markon (“to design”), Old High German marchon (“to limit”) (German merken (“to put a mark on”)), Old Norse marka (“put a mark on, observe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæ͜ɑr.ki.ɑn/,

Verb

mearcian

  1. to mark

Conjugation

Conjugation of mearcian (weak class 2)
infinitive mearcian mearcienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular mearciġe mearcode
second person singular mearcast mearcodest
third person singular mearcaþ mearcode
plural mearciaþ mearcodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular mearciġe mearcode
plural mearciġen mearcoden
imperative
singular mearca
plural mearciaþ
participle present past
mearciende (ġe)mearcod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: marken
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