giccan
Old English
Etymology
From West Germanic *jukkjan, from Proto-Germanic *jukjaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjit.t͡ʃɑn/
Verb
ġiċċan
- to itch
- Myċġbītas magon swīðe ġiċċan.
- Mosquito bites can itch a lot.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġiċċan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | ġiċċan | tō ġiċċenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | ġiċċe | ġicde |
| 2nd-person singular | ġicst | ġicdest |
| 3rd-person singular | ġicþ | ġicde |
| plural | ġiċċaþ | ġicdon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | ġiċċe | ġicde |
| plural | ġiċċen | ġicden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġiċe | |
| plural | ġiċċaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġiċċende | (ġe)ġiċed | |
Related terms
- ġiċċe
Descendants
- Middle English: *ȝuken, ȝiken, ȝicchen
- Scots: yeuk
- English: yuck/yuik (dialectal), itch