þiccian

Old English

Etymology

From a merger of Proto-West Germanic *þikkwōn, from Proto-Germanic *þekwōną (“to make thick”); and Proto-West Germanic *þikkwēn (“to become thick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθik.ki.ɑn/

Verb

þiccian

1. (transitive) to make thick
2. (intransitive) to become thick
3. (intransitive, of persons) to throng

Conjugation

Conjugation of þiccian (weak class 2)

infinitive	þiccian	þiccienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þicciġe	þiccode
second person singular	þiccast	þiccodest
third person singular	þiccaþ	þiccode
plural	þicciaþ	þiccodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þicciġe	þiccode
plural	þicciġen	þiccoden
imperative
singular	þicca
plural	þicciaþ
participle	present	past
	þicciende	(ġe)þiccod

Derived terms

• þiccol

Descendants

• Middle English: thikken, thykken, þikken, þicken, thicke
  • English: thick (archaic)
  • Scots: thik