Reconstruction:Old English/haccian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hakkōn (“to hack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑk.ki.ɑn/, [ˈhɑk.ki.ɑn]

Verb

*haccian

1. to hack

Conjugation

Conjugation of *haccian (weak class 2)

infinitive	*haccian	*haccienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	*hacciġe	*haccode
second person singular	*haccast	*haccodest
third person singular	*haccaþ	*haccode
plural	*hacciaþ	*haccodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*hacciġe	*haccode
plural	*hacciġen	*haccoden
imperative
singular	*hacca
plural	*hacciaþ
participle	present	past
	*hacciende	*(ġe)haccod

Derived terms

• āhaccian
• tōhaccian

Related terms

• haca
• *hacce
• hæcce
• hōc
• ofhæċċan

Descendants

• Middle English: hakken
  • English: hack
  • Scots: hak, hack