eldertongue

Old English · verb

sicettan

Normalised siċettan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈsi.t͡ʃet.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈsi · t͡ʃet · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
groansigh

Meaning

  1. to sigh, groan

    Þā begann sē ealda incundlīċe siċettan, and mid wōpe wearþ witodlīċe ofergoten.

    Then the old man began to groan from deep within him, his face was covered with his own tears.

    c. 1005, Ælfric, Letter to Sigeweard:

Conjugation

Conjugation of sicettan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular siċettesiċette
2nd singular siċetstsiċettest
3rd singular siċettsiċetsiċette
Plural siċettaþsiċetton
Subjunctive
Singular siċettesiċette
Plural siċettensiċetten
Non-finite forms of sicettan
Form
Infinitive siċettan
Inflected infinitive siċettenne
Imperative singular siċete
Imperative plural siċettaþ
Present participle siċettende
Past participle siċetedġesiċetedsiċettġesiċettsiċetġesiċet

All forms (16)

Etymology

From sīcan (“to sigh”) + -ettan.

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