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Old English · verb

mycan

Normalised mȳċan

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

Meaning

  1. to lie hidden, lurk, skulk

  2. to ambush, rob

  3. to steal, pilfer

Conjugation

Conjugation of mycan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular mȳċemȳcte
2nd singular mȳċestmȳcstmȳctest
3rd singular mȳċeþmȳcþmȳcte
Plural mȳċaþmȳcton
Subjunctive
Singular mȳċemȳcte
Plural mȳċenmȳcten
Non-finite forms of mycan
Form
Infinitive mȳċan
Inflected infinitive mȳċenne
Imperative singular mȳċ
Imperative plural mȳċaþ
Present participle mȳċende
Past participle mȳċedġemȳċed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mūkijan, from Proto-Germanic *mūkijaną (“to hide, waylay, rob”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewgʰ- (“to conceal, cheat, swindle”).

Descendants

mitch

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