þaccian
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *þakkōn, from Proto-Germanic *þakwōną (“to touch, touch softly”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch”).
Cognate with Old Saxon thakolōn (“to stroke, caress”), Icelandic þjökka, þjaka (“to thwack, thump, beat”), Norwegian tjåka (“to strike, beat”), Latin tangō (“to touch”). More at thwack, tangent.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
þaccian
- to touch softly, stroke
- to pat
- to strike gently, tap; to clap
- to beat
- to put one thing into another, add to
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of þaccian (weak class 2)
infinitive | þaccian | þaccienne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | þacciġe | þaccode |
second person singular | þaccast | þaccodest |
third person singular | þaccaþ | þaccode |
plural | þacciaþ | þaccodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | þacciġe | þaccode |
plural | þacciġen | þaccoden |
imperative | ||
singular | þacca | |
plural | þacciaþ | |
participle | present | past |
þacciende | (ġe)þaccod |