Old English · verb
þuxian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈθuk.si.ɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈθuk · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- misty
Meaning
-
to make misty or dark
Conjugation
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þuksōn, a variant of *þukisōn (“to make cloudy, darken”), derived from Proto-Germanic *þukōną (“to fog, be misty”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”). Cognate with Old Norse þoka (“fog, mist”).
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