Old English

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, ā- +‎ ċēoce (cheek) +‎ -ian

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈt͡ʃe͜oː.ki.ɑn/

Verb

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āċēocian

  1. (hapax) to choke

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: choke

References

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  • Charles Talbot Onions, editor (1966), The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, London, England: Oxford University Press
  • Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “a-ceócian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.