þeccan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þakjaną, from *þaką (“covering, roof”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθet.tʃɑn/

Verb

þeċċan

1. to cover

Conjugation

Conjugation of þeċċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	þeċċan	tō þeċċenne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	þeċċe	þeahte
2nd-person singular	þecest	þeahtest
3rd-person singular	þeceþ	þeahte
plural	þeċċaþ	þeahton
subjunctive	present	past
singular	þeċċe	þeahte
plural	þeċċen	þeahten
imperative
singular	þeċe
plural	þeċċaþ
participle	present	past
	þeċċende	(ġe)þeaht

Alternative forms

• þeċċean

Related terms

• beþeċċan
• þæc

Descendants

• Middle English: thecchen, thacchen
  • English: thatch, deech
  • Scots: thack