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Old English · verb

tucian

Normalised tūcian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈtuː.ki.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈtuː · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
tuckdisturbharassill-treatmistreatoffendvexpunish

Meaning

  1. to disturb, mistreat, ill-treat; offend; afflict, harass, vex

  2. to punish, torment

Conjugation

Conjugation of tucian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular tūciġetūcode
2nd singular tūcasttūcodest
3rd singular tūcaþtūcode
Plural tūciaþtūcodon
Subjunctive
Singular tūciġetūcode
Plural tūciġentūcoden
Non-finite forms of tucian
Form
Infinitive tūcian
Inflected infinitive tūcienne
Imperative singular tūca
Imperative plural tūciaþ
Present participle tūciende
Past participle tūcodġetūcod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Possibly from the merger of Proto-West Germanic *tukkōn (“to knock, strike”) and Proto-West Germanic *teukōn, a variant of *teugōn (“to pull, tug, tease or draw out, bring forth”).

Descendants

tuck

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