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Old English · verb

tæcan

Normalised tǣċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈtæː.t͡ʃɑn/
Syllables
ˈtæː · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
teach

Meaning

  1. to show, point out

  2. to show (someone) the way; to direct, guide

  3. to teach

Conjugation

Conjugation of tæcan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular tǣċetǣhtetāhte
2nd singular tǣċesttǣcsttǣhtesttāhtest
3rd singular tǣċeþtǣcþtǣhtetāhte
Plural tǣċaþtǣhtontāhton
Subjunctive
Singular tǣċetǣhtetāhte
Plural tǣċentǣhtentāhten
Non-finite forms of tæcan
Form
Infinitive tǣċan
Inflected infinitive tǣċenne
Imperative singular tǣċ
Imperative plural tǣċaþ
Present participle tǣċende
Past participle tǣhtġetǣhttāhtġetāht

All forms (23)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taikijan, from Proto-Germanic *taikijaną.

Descendants

teach

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