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Old English · verb

hæccan

Normalised hæċċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxæt.t͡ʃɑn/
[ˈhæt.t͡ʃɑn]
Syllables
ˈxæt · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
hackhatch

hæccan1 · noun · inflected form

Senses

  1. inflection of hæcce:; nominative plural

  2. inflection of hæcce:; accusative singular/plural

  3. inflection of hæcce:; genitive/dative singular

  4. Inflected form of hæcce

hæccan2 · verb

Senses

  1. to hack

Conjugation

Conjugation of hæccan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hæċċehæhte
2nd singular hæċċesthæcsthæhtest
3rd singular hæċċeþhæcþhæhte
Plural hæċċaþhæhton
Subjunctive
Singular hæċċehæhte
Plural hæċċenhæhten
Non-finite forms of hæccan
Form
Infinitive hæċċan
Inflected infinitive hæċċenne
Imperative singular hæċċe
Imperative plural hæċċaþ
Present participle hæċċende
Past participle hæhtġehæht

hæccan3 · verb

Senses

  1. to hatch

Conjugation

Conjugation of hæccan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hæċċeheahte
2nd singular hæċesthæċċesthæcstheahtest
3rd singular hæċeþhæċċeþhæcþheahte
Plural hæċċaþheahton
Subjunctive
Singular hæċċeheahte
Plural hæċċenhæċċaþheahtenheahton
Non-finite forms of hæccan
Form
Infinitive hæċċan
Inflected infinitive hæċċennehæċċan
Imperative singular hæċehæċċe
Imperative plural hæċċaþ
Present participle hæċċende
Past participle heahtġeheaht

All forms (25)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hakkijan (“to hack”). Cognate with Old High German hecchen, hekken, hecken (“to hack”).

From Proto-West Germanic *hakkjan or *hakkijan (“to breed, hatch”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Middle High German hecken (“to breed, hatch”).

Descendants

hack, hatch

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