Old English · verb
pluccian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈpluk.ki.ɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈpluk · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- pluck
Meaning
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to pluck, pull away, tear
Iċ wolde ēac ġyf iċ dorste pluccian sum ġehwǣde andġyt of ðǣre bēċ þe Bēda sē snotera lārēow ġesette...
I would, if I dared, pluck a little knowledge from the book that Bede the wise teacher laid down...
c. 994, Ælfric, On the Year
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | plucciġe | pluccode |
| 2nd singular | pluccast | pluccodest |
| 3rd singular | pluccaþ | pluccode |
| Plural | plucciaþ | pluccodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | plucciġe | pluccode |
| Plural | plucciġen | pluccoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | pluccian |
| Inflected infinitive | pluccienne |
| Imperative singular | plucca |
| Imperative plural | plucciaþ |
| Present participle | plucciende |
| Past participle | pluccodġepluccod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *plukkōn, from Proto-Germanic *plukkōną (“to pluck”).
Descendants
pluck
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