Old English · adjective
þicce
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈθik.ke/
- Syllables
- ˈθik · ke (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- thick
Meaning
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thick
...⁊ sē weall wæs XX fōta þicce, ⁊ XL elna hēah...
...and the wall was twenty feet thick, and forty ells tall...
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | þicce | þiccuþicco | þicce |
| Accusative | þicne | þicce | þicce |
| Genitive | þicces | þicre | þicces |
| Dative | þiccum | þicre | þiccum |
| Instrumental | þicce | þicre | þicce |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | þicce | þiccaþicce | þiccuþicco |
| Accusative | þicce | þiccaþicce | þiccuþicco |
| Genitive | þicra | þicra | þicra |
| Dative | þiccum | þiccum | þiccum |
| Instrumental | þiccum | þiccum | þiccum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | þicca | þicce | þicce |
| Accusative | þiccan | þiccan | þicce |
| Genitive | þiccan | þiccan | þiccan |
| Dative | þiccan | þiccan | þiccan |
| Instrumental | þiccan | þiccan | þiccan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | þiccan | þiccan | þiccan |
| Accusative | þiccan | þiccan | þiccan |
| Genitive | þicraþiccena | þicraþiccena | þicraþiccena |
| Dative | þiccum | þiccum | þiccum |
| Instrumental | þiccum | þiccum | þiccum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þikkwī, from Proto-Germanic *þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tégus (“thick”).
Descendants
thick
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