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Old English · verb

onwican

Normalised onwīcan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ˈonˌwiː.kɑn/
Syllables
ˈon · ˌwiː · kɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
retreat

Meaning

  1. to yield, retreat

Conjugation

Conjugation of onwican
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular onwīceonwāc
2nd singular onwīcstonwice
3rd singular onwīcþonwāc
Plural onwīcaþonwicon
Subjunctive
Singular onwīceonwice
Plural onwīcenonwicen
Non-finite forms of onwican
Form
Infinitive onwīcan
Inflected infinitive onwīcenne
Imperative singular onwīc
Imperative plural onwīcaþ
Present participle onwīcende
Past participle onwicen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From on- + wīcan.

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