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Old English · verb

hnæcan

Normalised hnǣċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxnæː.t͡ʃɑn/
[ˈn̥æː.t͡ʃɑn]
Syllables
ˈxnæː · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
destroycrush

Meaning

  1. to crush, destroy

Conjugation

Conjugation of hnæcan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hnǣċehnǣcte
2nd singular hnǣċesthnǣcsthnǣctest
3rd singular hnǣċeþhnǣcþhnǣcte
Plural hnǣċaþhnǣcton
Subjunctive
Singular hnǣċehnǣcte
Plural hnǣċenhnǣcten
Non-finite forms of hnæcan
Form
Infinitive hnǣċan
Inflected infinitive hnǣċenne
Imperative singular hnǣċ
Imperative plural hnǣċaþ
Present participle hnǣċende
Past participle hnǣctġehnǣct

All forms (17)

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps an alteration of *hnǣtan, the original form of nǣtan (“to trample upon, crush, subdue”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnaitijan, from Proto-Germanic *hnaitijaną (“to revile”). Compare Old Norse hneita (“to insult, beat, overcome”).

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