onwican

Old English

Etymology

From on- +‎ wīcan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈonˌwiː.kɑn/

Verb

onwīcan

1. to yield, retreat

Conjugation

Conjugation of onwīcan (strong class 1)

infinitive	onwīcan	onwīcenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	onwīce	onwāc
second person singular	onwīcst	onwice
third person singular	onwīcþ	onwāc
plural	onwīcaþ	onwicon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	onwīce	onwice
plural	onwīcen	onwicen
imperative
singular	onwīc
plural	onwīcaþ
participle	present	past
	onwīcende	onwicen

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “onwīcan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.