þicce

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tégus (“thick”). Cognate with Old Frisian thikke (West Frisian tsjok), Old Saxon thikki (“thick, dense”) (Low German dick), Dutch dik, Old High German dicki (“thick”) (German dick), Old Norse þykkr, þjokkr, þjukkr (“thick”) (Icelandic þykkur, Danish tyk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθik.ke/

Adjective

þicce

1. thick

Declension

Declension of þicce — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þicce	þiccu, þicco	þicce
Accusative	þicne	þicce	þicce
Genitive	þicces	þicre	þicces
Dative	þiccum	þicre	þiccum
Instrumental	þicce	þicre	þicce
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þicce	þicca, þicce	þiccu, þicco
Accusative	þicce	þicca, þicce	þiccu, þicco
Genitive	þicra	þicra	þicra
Dative	þiccum	þiccum	þiccum
Instrumental	þiccum	þiccum	þiccum

Declension of þicce — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þicca	þicce	þicce
Accusative	þiccan	þiccan	þicce
Genitive	þiccan	þiccan	þiccan
Dative	þiccan	þiccan	þiccan
Instrumental	þiccan	þiccan	þiccan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þiccan	þiccan	þiccan
Accusative	þiccan	þiccan	þiccan
Genitive	þicra, þiccena	þicra, þiccena	þicra, þiccena
Dative	þiccum	þiccum	þiccum
Instrumental	þiccum	þiccum	þiccum

Descendants

• Middle English: thicke