giccan

Old English

Etymology

From West Germanic *jukkjan, from Proto-Germanic *jukjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjit.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

ġiċċan

1. to itch

   Myċġa bītas magon swīðe ġiċċan.

   Mosquito bites can itch a lot.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġiċċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġiċċan	ġiċċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġiċċe	ġiċede
second person singular	ġiċest	ġiċedest
third person singular	ġiċeþ	ġiċede
plural	ġiċċaþ	ġiċedon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġiċċe	ġiċede
plural	ġiċċen	ġiċeden
imperative
singular	ġiċe
plural	ġiċċaþ
participle	present	past
	ġiċċende	(ġe)ġiċed

Related terms

• ġiċċe

Descendants

• Middle English: *ȝuken, ȝiken, ȝicchen
  • Scots: yeuk
  • English: yuck/yuik (dialectal), itch