seoc

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *seuk. Cognate with Old High German sioh, Old Norse sjúkr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /se͜oːk/

Adjective

sēoc

  1. sick
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Basilius, Bishop"
      Hē behēt þæt he wolde and sē halga ġebæd for þæt sēoce ċyld and him wæs sōna bet.
      He promised that he would, and the saint prayed for the sick child, and he was instantly better.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: sik
    • English: sick
      • Tok Pisin: sik
      • Dutch: sick
      • Navajo: sxih
      • Tamil: சீக்கு (cīkku)
    • Scots: seek, seeck
    • Yola: zeek