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Old English · verb

sican

Normalised sīcan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/ˈsiː.kɑn/
Syllables
ˈsiː · kɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
sighsithesike

Meaning

  1. to sigh

  2. to yearn for

Conjugation

Conjugation of sican
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular sīcesāc
2nd singular sīcstsice
3rd singular sīcþsāc
Plural sīcaþsicon
Subjunctive
Singular sīcesice
Plural sīcensicen
Non-finite forms of sican
Form
Infinitive sīcan
Inflected infinitive sīcenne
Imperative singular sīc
Imperative plural sīcaþ
Present participle sīcende
Past participle sicenġesicen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sīkan.

Descendants

sigh, sike, sithe

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