þiccian

Old English

Etymology

From a merger of Proto-West Germanic *þikkwōn, from Proto-Germanic *þekwōną (“to make thick”); and Proto-West Germanic *þikkwēn (“to become thick”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθik.ki.ɑn/

Verb

þiccian

  1. (transitive) to make thick
  2. (intransitive) to become thick
  3. (intransitive, of persons) to throng

Conjugation

Conjugation of þiccian (weak, class 2)
infinitive þiccian þiccienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular þicciġe þiccode
second person singular þiccast þiccodest
third person singular þiccaþ þiccode
plural þicciaþ þiccodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular þicciġe þiccode
plural þicciġen þiccoden
imperative
singular þicca
plural þicciaþ
participle present past
þicciende (ġe)þiccod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: thikken, thykken, þikken, þicken, thicke
    • English: thick (archaic)
    • Scots: thik
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