wican

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wīkwan, from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną. Cognate with Old Saxon wīkan and Old Norse víkja.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.kɑn/

Verb

wīcan

1. to yield, give way

Conjugation

Conjugation of wīcan (strong class 1)

infinitive	wīcan	wīcenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wīce	wāc
second person singular	wīcst	wice
third person singular	wīcþ	wāc
plural	wīcaþ	wicon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wīce	wice
plural	wīcen	wicen
imperative
singular	wīc
plural	wīcaþ
participle	present	past
	wīcende	(ġe)wicen

Derived terms

• ġewīcan
• onwīcan

Related terms

• wāc
• wǣcan

Descendants

• Middle English: wiken
  • Scots: wick
  • English: wick (to strike aslant)

References

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