socn

Old English

Alternative forms

• sōcen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sōkni, from Proto-Germanic *sōkniz (“examination; contest; struggle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soːkn/

Noun

sōcn f

1. a seeking; search; exploration
2. a desiring; attempt to acquire (something); probing
3. a visit; visiting
4. a place of attendance; a resort
5. protection; refuge; sanctuary; asylum
6. a seeking with hostile intent; an attack
7. (Anglo-Saxon law) Frequently used in connection with sacu: the exercise of judicial power; jurisdiction; right of inquisition; right of seeking, taking, or levying fines; revenue
   • Iċ an heom ealswā ðæt hȳ habben ðrofer saca and sōcna. ― (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sōcn	sōcne, sōcna
accusative	sōcn, sōcne	sōcne, sōcna
genitive	sōcne	sōcna
dative	sōcne	sōcnum

Related terms

• sæc
• sacu
• sēċan

Descendants

• Middle English: soken
  • English: soken
• → Medieval Latin: sōca
  • Old French: soc
    • ⇒ Old French: socage, soccage, sokage
      • → Middle English: sokage
        • English: socage, soccage
  • → Middle English: soke