þeccan

Old English

Alternative forms

• þeċċean

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθet.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

þeċċan

1. to cover

Conjugation

Conjugation of þeċċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	þeċċan	þeċċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þeċċe	þeahte
second person singular	þeċest	þeahtest
third person singular	þeċeþ	þeahte
plural	þeċċaþ	þeahton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þeċċe	þeahte
plural	þeċċen	þeahten
imperative
singular	þeċe
plural	þeċċaþ
participle	present	past
	þeċċende	(ġe)þeaht

Related terms

• beþeċċan
• þæc

Descendants

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