eldertongue

Old English · verb

wician

Normalised wīcian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈwiː.ki.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈwiː · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
make landlodgequarters

wician1 · verb

Senses

  1. to lodge, take up one's quarters

  2. to stop in the course of an expedition or march

  3. to occupy a position for a time

Conjugation

Conjugation of wician
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wīciġewīcode
2nd singular wīcastwīcodest
3rd singular wīcaþwīcode
Plural wīciaþwīcodon
Subjunctive
Singular wīciġewīcode
Plural wīciġenwīcoden
Non-finite forms of wician
Form
Infinitive wīcian
Inflected infinitive wīcienne
Imperative singular wīca
Imperative plural wīciaþ
Present participle wīciende
Past participle wīcodġewīcod

wician2 · verb

Senses

  1. to make land

Conjugation

Conjugation of wician
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wīciġewīcode
2nd singular wīcastwīcodest
3rd singular wīcaþwīcode
Plural wīciaþwīcodon
Subjunctive
Singular wīciġewīcode
Plural wīciġenwīcoden
Non-finite forms of wician
Form
Infinitive wīcian
Inflected infinitive wīcienne
Imperative singular wīca
Imperative plural wīciaþ
Present participle wīciende
Past participle wīcodġewīcod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From wīc (“dwelling-place, lodge, quarters”) + -ian.

From wīc (“bight, inlet”) + -ian.

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