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Old English · verb

þiccian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈθik.ki.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈθik · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
thick

Meaning

  1. to make thick

  2. to become thick

  3. to throng

Conjugation

Conjugation of þiccian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular þicciġeþiccode
2nd singular þiccastþiccodest
3rd singular þiccaþþiccode
Plural þicciaþþiccodon
Subjunctive
Singular þicciġeþiccode
Plural þicciġenþiccoden
Non-finite forms of þiccian
Form
Infinitive þiccian
Inflected infinitive þiccienne
Imperative singular þicca
Imperative plural þicciaþ
Present participle þicciende
Past participle þiccodġeþiccod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From a merger of Proto-West Germanic *þikkwōn, from Proto-Germanic *þekwōną (“to make thick”); and Proto-West Germanic *þikkwēn (“to become thick”).

Descendants

thick

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