Reconstruction:Old English/hæccan

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæt.t͡ʃɑn/, [ˈhæt.t͡ʃɑn]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *hakkijan (“to hack”). Cognate with Old High German hecchen, hekken, hecken (“to hack”).

Verb

*hæċċan

1. to hack

Conjugation

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

• ofhæċċan

Related terms

• haccian
• *hæċċel
• *ġehæcc
• ġehæcca

Descendants

• Middle English: hacchen, hakken (merged with descendant of haccian)
  • English: hack
  • Scots: hak, hack

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *hakkjan or *hakkijan (“to breed, hatch”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Middle High German hecken (“to breed, hatch”).

Alternative forms

• *heċċan

Verb

*hæċċan

1. to hatch

Conjugation

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

Descendants

• Middle English: hacchen, hetchen
  • English: hatch