tucian

Old English

Alternative forms

• tucian

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Possibly from the merger of Proto-West Germanic *tukkōn (“to knock, strike”) and Proto-West Germanic *teukōn, a variant of *teugōn (“to pull, tug, tease or draw out, bring forth”); both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, draw, tug”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuː.ki.ɑn/

Verb

tūcian

1. to disturb, mistreat, ill-treat; offend; afflict, harass, vex
2. to punish, torment

Conjugation

Conjugation of tūcian (weak class 2)

infinitive	tūcian	tūcienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	tūciġe	tūcode
second person singular	tūcast	tūcodest
third person singular	tūcaþ	tūcode
plural	tūciaþ	tūcodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tūciġe	tūcode
plural	tūciġen	tūcoden
imperative
singular	tūca
plural	tūciaþ
participle	present	past
	tūciende	(ġe)tūcod

Synonyms

• ġetūcian

Derived terms

• mistūcian

Descendants

• Middle English: tuken (influenced by Middle Dutch, Middle Low German tucken)
  • English: tuck
  • Scots: tuck