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Old English · verb

tacan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/ˈtɑ.kɑn/
Syllables
ˈtɑ · kɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
takecontact

Meaning

  1. to take

  2. to touch, make contact with

Conjugation

Conjugation of tacan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular tacetōc
2nd singular tæcsttōce
3rd singular tæcþtōc
Plural tacaþtōcon
Subjunctive
Singular tacetōce
Plural tacentōcen
Non-finite forms of tacan
Form
Infinitive tacan
Inflected infinitive tacenne
Imperative singular tac
Imperative plural tacaþ
Present participle tacende
Past participle tæcenġetæcentacenġetacen

All forms (16)

Etymology

A late borrowing (c. 1100), from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną.

Descendants

take

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