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Old English · verb

dreccan

Normalised dreċċan

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

Meaning

  1. to annoy, trouble; torment

  2. to torture

Conjugation

Conjugation of dreccan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular dreċċedreahtedrehte
2nd singular dreċestdreahtestdrehtest
3rd singular dreċeþdreahtedrehte
Plural dreċċaþdreahtondrehton
Subjunctive
Singular dreċċedreahtedrehte
Plural dreċċendreahtendrehten
Non-finite forms of dreccan
Form
Infinitive dreċċan
Inflected infinitive dreċċenne
Imperative singular dreċe
Imperative plural dreċċaþ
Present participle dreċċende
Past participle dreahtġedreahtdrehtġedreht

All forms (21)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drakjaną.

Descendants

dretch

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