Old English · verb

feccan

Normalised feċċan

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

Meaning

to fetch, bring; to draw
to seek; to gain, take

Conjugation

Conjugation of feccan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	feċċe	feahte
2nd singular	feċest	feahtest
3rd singular	feċeþ	feahte
Plural	feċċaþ	feahton
Subjunctive
Singular	feċċe	feahte
Plural	feċċen	feahten

Non-finite forms of feccan
	Form
Infinitive	feċċan
Inflected infinitive	feċċenne
Imperative singular	feċe
Imperative plural	feċċaþ
Present participle	feċċende
Past participle	feaht ġefeaht

Etymology

Apparently an alteration of fetian, fatian (“to fetch, induce, marry”), from Proto-West Germanic *fatōn, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną, *fatjaną (“to fetch”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“foot”). Cognate with Old Frisian fatia (“to fetch”), Old High German fazzōn (“to touch, grasp”) (German fassen), Old Norse fata, feta (“to go, step”) (Icelandic feta). More at foot.

Descendants

fetch

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