Reconstruction:Old English/hæccan
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *hakkijan (“to hack”). Cognate with Old High German hecchen, hekken, hecken (“to hack”).
Verb edit
*hæċċan
- to hack
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of *hæċċan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | *hæċċan | *hæċċenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | *hæċċe | *hæhte |
| second person singular | *hæċest | *hæhtest |
| third person singular | *hæċeþ | *hæhte |
| plural | *hæċċaþ | *hæhton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | *hæċċe | *hæhte |
| plural | *hæċċen | *hæhten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | *hæċċe | |
| plural | *hæċċaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| *hæċċende | *(ġe)hæht | |
Derived terms edit
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Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *hakkjan or *hakkijan (“to breed, hatch”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Middle High German hecken (“to breed, hatch”).
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
*hæċċan
- to hatch
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of *hæċċan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | *hæċċan | *hæċċenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | *hæċċe | *hæhte |
| second person singular | *hæċest | *hæhtest |
| third person singular | *hæċeþ | *hæhte |
| plural | *hæċċaþ | *hæhton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | *hæċċe | *hæhte |
| plural | *hæċċen | *hæhten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | *hæċċe | |
| plural | *hæċċaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| *hæċċende | *(ġe)hæht | |