þryccan

Old English

Alternative forms

• þryċċean

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrukjaną (“to press, crowd”). Akin to Middle Dutch drucken (Dutch drukken), Old High German drucchen (“to press”) (German drücken).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθryt.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

þryċċan

1. (transitive) to press, crush, trample on, afflict, oppress
2. (intransitive) to press, push, force away

Conjugation

Conjugation of þryċċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	þryċċan	þryċċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þryċċe	þryhte, þrycte
second person singular	þryċest	þryhtest, þryctest
third person singular	þryċeþ	þryhte, þrycte
plural	þryċċaþ	þryhton, þrycton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þryċċe	þryhte, þrycte
plural	þryċċen	þryhten, þrycten
imperative
singular	þryċe
plural	þryċċaþ
participle	present	past
	þryċċende	(ġe)þryht, (ġe)þryct

Derived terms

• beþryċċan (“to press on, impress”)
• forþryċċan (“to tread under, suppress, overwhelm”)
• ofþryċċan (“to oppress, repress, occupy by force”)
• onþryċċan (“impress”)
• āþryċċan (“to press, oppress”)
• ġeþryċċan (“to compress, bind books, express”)

 

Descendants

• Middle English: thrucchen
  • English: thrutch (dialectal); thrack

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “þryccan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.