tocnyssan

Old English

Alternative forms

• tōcnysan

Etymology

Equivalent to tō- +‎ cnyssan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːˈknys.sɑn/

Verb

tōcnyssan

1. to crush to pieces, smash, shatter

Conjugation

Conjugation of tōcnyssan (weak class 1)

infinitive	tōcnyssan	tōcnyssenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	tōcnysse	tōcnysede
second person singular	tōcnysest	tōcnysedest
third person singular	tōcnyseþ	tōcnysede
plural	tōcnyssaþ	tōcnysedon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tōcnysse	tōcnysede
plural	tōcnyssen	tōcnyseden
imperative
singular	tōcnyse
plural	tōcnyssaþ
participle	present	past
	tōcnyssende	tōcnysed

Synonyms

• forbryttan
• forgrindan
• ofþryċċan
• tōbrecan
• tōcwȳsan
• tōþringan
• tōslēan

Antonyms

• behweorfan
• ġeendebyrdan
• ġegrundstaþelian
• staþolian
• reġnian
• timbrian
• trymman

References

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