þerscan
(Redirected from þrescan)
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *þreskaną, whence also Old High German dreskan (German dreschen), Dutch dorsen, Old Norse þreskja (Danish tærske), Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽 (þriskan). Liquid metathesis had occurred in this verb. However, it was its unmetathesized form that survived into modern English.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
þersċan
- to thresh
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of þersċan (strong class 3)
infinitive | þersċan | þersċenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | þersċe | þærsċ |
second person singular | þirsċst | þursċe |
third person singular | þirsċþ | þærsċ |
plural | þersċaþ | þursċon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | þersċe | þursċe |
plural | þersċen | þursċen |
imperative | ||
singular | þersċ | |
plural | þersċaþ | |
participle | present | past |
þersċende | (ġe)þorsċen |