Old English · verb
twiccian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈtwik.ki.ɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈtwik · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- tweagtweaguetweaktwitch
Meaning
-
to twitch
-
to pluck
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | twicciġe | twiccode |
| 2nd singular | twiccast | twiccodest |
| 3rd singular | twiccaþ | twiccode |
| Plural | twicciaþ | twiccodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | twicciġe | twiccode |
| Plural | twicciġen | twiccoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | twiccian |
| Inflected infinitive | twiccienne |
| Imperative singular | twicca |
| Imperative plural | twicciaþ |
| Present participle | twicciende |
| Past participle | twiccodġetwiccod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *twekkōn (“to fasten; clamp; pinch”).
Descendants
tweag, tweague, tweak
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