gyccan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġiċċan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *jukkjan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjyt.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

ġyċċan

1. to itch

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġyċċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġyċċan	ġyċċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġyċċe	ġyċede
second person singular	ġyċest	ġyċedest
third person singular	ġyċeþ	ġyċede
plural	ġyċċaþ	ġyċedon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġyċċe	ġyċede
plural	ġyċċen	ġyċeden
imperative
singular	ġyċe
plural	ġyċċaþ
participle	present	past
	ġyċċende	(ġe)ġyċed

Related terms

• ġyċċe
• ġyċċiġ

Descendants

• Middle English: icchen, ycchen, ȝicchen, ȝitchen, ȝyken, ycken, ȝeken
  • English: itch, yuck, yuik (dialectal)
  • Scots: yeuk