eldertongue

Old English · verb

tolicgan

Normalised tōliċġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class V
IPA
/toːˈlij.jɑn/
[toːˈlid.d͡ʒɑn]
Syllables
toː · ˈlij · jɑn (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. to lie or run in different directions

  2. to lie between and so to part; to divide, separate

    And Weonodland wæs ūs ealne weġ, on steorbord, ōð Wīslemūðan. Sēo Wīsle is swyðe myċel ēa, and hīo tōlīð Witland, and Weonodland; and ðæt Witland belimpeð tō Ēstum

    Slavia was to our starboard the whole way to the mouth of the Vistula. The Vistula is a very great river, and it separates Witland and Slavia; and Witland belongs to the Estonians

    Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan

Conjugation

Conjugation of tolicgan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular tōliċġetōlæġ
2nd singular tōliġsttōlǣgetōlāge
3rd singular tōliġþtōlæġ
Plural tōliċġaþtōlǣgontōlāgon
Subjunctive
Singular tōliċġetōlǣgetōlāge
Plural tōliċġentōlǣgentōlāgen
Non-finite forms of tolicgan
Form
Infinitive tōliċġan
Inflected infinitive tōliċġenne
Imperative singular tōliġe
Imperative plural tōliċġaþ
Present participle tōliċġende
Past participle tōleġen

All forms (17)

Etymology

Equivalent to tō- + liċġan.

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