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Old English · verb

þeccan

Normalised þeċċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈθet.t͡ʃɑn/
Syllables
ˈθet · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
deechthatch

Meaning

  1. to cover

    Sē mec fēdde, sundhelm þeahte, ond mec ȳþa wrugon eorþan ġetenġe fēþelēase.

    Sea fed me, water-helm covered, and waves hid me, near to the bottom, unable to walk.

    c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 77:

Conjugation

Conjugation of þeccan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular þeċċeþeahte
2nd singular þeċestþeahtest
3rd singular þeċeþþeahte
Plural þeċċaþþeahton
Subjunctive
Singular þeċċeþeahte
Plural þeċċenþeahten
Non-finite forms of þeccan
Form
Infinitive þeċċan
Inflected infinitive þeċċenne
Imperative singular þeċe
Imperative plural þeċċaþ
Present participle þeċċende
Past participle þeahtġeþeaht

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną.

Descendants

deech, thatch

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