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Old English · verb

hyscan

Normalised hysċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxyʃ.ʃɑn/
[ˈhyʃ.ʃɑn]
Syllables
ˈxyʃ · ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
forhushtauntderide

Meaning

  1. to mock, deride, taunt, reproach

Conjugation

Conjugation of hyscan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hysċehysċte
2nd singular hysċesthysċsthysċtest
3rd singular hysċeþhysċþhysċte
Plural hysċaþhysċton
Subjunctive
Singular hysċehysċte
Plural hysċenhysċten
Non-finite forms of hyscan
Form
Infinitive hysċan
Inflected infinitive hysċenne
Imperative singular hysċ
Imperative plural hysċaþ
Present participle hysċende
Past participle hysċedġehysċed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *huskijan, equivalent to husc (“insult, scorn, scoffing, mockery”) + -an. See also hux, hucs.

Descendants

forhush

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