scencan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skankijan, from Proto-Germanic *skankijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian skenka, Old Saxon skenkian, Dutch schenken, Old High German scenken (German schenken), Old Norse skenkja (Swedish skänka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃen.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

sċenċan

  1. to pour out, give (someone) to drink

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • besċenċan
  • ġesċenċan

Descendants

  • Middle English: schenken, schenchen
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