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Old English · verb

fiscian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈfis.ki.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈfis · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. to fish

    Mīn brōðor gǣþ oft ūt tō sǣ tō fiscienne.

    My brother often goes out to the sea to fish.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fiscian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular fisciġefiscode
2nd singular fiscastfiscodest
3rd singular fiscaþfiscode
Plural fisciaþfiscodon
Subjunctive
Singular fisciġefiscode
Plural fisciġenfiscoden
Non-finite forms of fiscian
Form
Infinitive fiscian
Inflected infinitive fiscienne
Imperative singular fisca
Imperative plural fisciaþ
Present participle fisciende
Past participle fiscodġefiscod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fiskōną. Equivalent to fisċ + -ian.

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