hacchen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- hacche, hetchyn
Etymology
From Old English hæċċan, from Proto-Germanic *hakjaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhatʃən/, /ˈhɛtʃən/
Noun
hacchen
- To hatch; to give birth or lay eggs.
Conjugation
Conjugation of hacchen (irregular weak)
infinitive | (to) hacchen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | hacche | hacched, height, haught |
2nd person singular | hacchest | hacched, haught, *hachdest |
3rd person singular | haccheþ, haccheth | hacched, height, haught |
plural | hacchen | *haccheden, *haughten |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | hacche | hacched, height, haught |
plural | hacchen | *haccheden, *haughten |
imperative | present | |
singular | hacche | |
plural | haccheþ, haccheth | |
participle | present | past |
hacchende, hacchinge | (y)hacched, (y)haught |
Derived terms
- hacchynge
Descendants
- English: hatch
References
- “hacchen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-05.