þaccian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þakwōną (“to touch, touch softly”), from Proto-Indo-European *tag-, *taǵ- (“to touch”). Cognate with Old Dutch þakolōn (“to stroke”), Icelandic þjökka, þjaka (“to thwack, thump, beat”), Norwegian tjåka (“to strike, beat”), Latin tangō (“touch”, verb). More at thwack, tangent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθɑk.kiɑn/
Verb
þaccian
- to touch softly, stroke
- to pat
- to strike gently, tap; to clap
- to beat
- to put one thing into another, add to
Conjugation
Conjugation of þaccian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | þaccian | tō þaccienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | þaccie þacciġe | þaccode |
| 2nd-person singular | þaccast | þaccodest |
| 3rd-person singular | þaccaþ | þaccode |
| plural | þacciaþ þacciġaþ | þaccodon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | þaccie þacciġe | þaccode |
| plural | þaccien þacciġen | þaccoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | þacca | |
| plural | þacciaþ þacciġaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| þacciende þacciġende | (ġe)þaccod | |
Descendants
- Middle English: thakken
- Scots: thack, thwak
- English: thack, thwack