þryccan
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną (“to press, crowd”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]þryċċan
- (transitive) to press, crush, trample on, afflict, oppress
- (intransitive) to press, push, force away
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of þryċċan (weak class 1)
infinitive | þryċċan | þryċċenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | þryċċe | þryhte, þrycte, þryċċede |
second person singular | þryċest | þryhtest, þryctest, þryċċedest |
third person singular | þryċeþ | þryhte, þrycte, þryċċede |
plural | þryċċaþ | þryhton, þrycton, þryċċedon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | þryċċe | þryhte, þrycte, þryċċede |
plural | þryċċen | þryhten, þrycten, þryċċeden |
imperative | ||
singular | þryċe | |
plural | þryċċaþ | |
participle | present | past |
þryċċende | (ġe)þryht, (ġe)þryct, (ġe)þryċċed |
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “þryccan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.