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Old English · verb

plyccan

Normalised plyċċan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 1
IPA: /ˈplyt.t͡ʃɑn/
Syllables: ˈplyt · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: scratch scrape pluck

Meaning

to scrape, scratch
to pluck

Conjugation

Conjugation of plyccan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	plyċċe	plyhte plycte plyċċede
2nd singular	plyċċest plycst	plyhtest plyctest plyċċedest
3rd singular	plyċċeþ plycþ	plyhte plycte plyċċede
Plural	plyċċaþ	plyhton plycton plyċċedon
Subjunctive
Singular	plyċċe plyċe	plyhte plycte plyċċede
Plural	plyċċen	plyhten plycten plyċċeden

Non-finite forms of plyccan
	Form
Infinitive	plyċċan
Inflected infinitive	plyċċenne
Imperative singular	plyċċe plyċe
Imperative plural	plyċċaþ
Present participle	plyċċende
Past participle	plyht ġeplyht plyct ġeplyct plyċċed ġeplyċċed

All forms (29)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *plukkijan.

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