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Old English · verb

ahycgan

Normalised āhyċġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 3
IPA
/ɑːˈxyj.jɑn/
[ɑːˈhyd.d͡ʒɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈxyj · jɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
deviseinventthink of

Meaning

  1. to devise, invent

  2. to search

  3. to think of

    Þonne semninga on Syne beorg sūþanēastan sunnan lēoma cymeð of sċyppende sċȳnan lēohtor þonne hit men mæġen mōdum āhyċġan, beorhte blīcan, þonne bearn godes þurh heofona ġehleodu hider ōðȳweð.

    Then forthwith, on Zion hill, the bright light of the Sun will come from the Lord, from the southeast, brighter than anyone could think in minds, shine brightly, then the child of God will show himself hither through the arcs of the heavens.

    10th century, Christ III:

Conjugation

Conjugation of ahycgan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āhyċġeāhogde
2nd singular āhyġstāhogdest
3rd singular āhyġþāhogde
Plural āhyċġaþāhogdon
Subjunctive
Singular āhyċġeāhogde
Plural āhyċġenāhogden
Non-finite forms of ahycgan
Form
Infinitive āhyċġan
Inflected infinitive āhyċġenne
Imperative singular āhyġe
Imperative plural āhyċġaþ
Present participle āhyċġende
Past participle āhogod

All forms (14)

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- + hyċġan.

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