þicgan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þigjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *tegʰ-, *tēgʰ-. Cognate with Old Norse þiggja (Swedish tigga), Old Saxon thiggian, Old High German dikken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθij.jɑn/, [ˈθid.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

þiċġan

1. to receive, take, accept
2. to take (food), consume

Conjugation

Conjugation of þiċġan (strong class 5)

infinitive	þiċġan	þiċġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þiċġe	þeah, þah
second person singular	þiġst	þǣge, þāge
third person singular	þiġþ	þeah, þah
plural	þiċġaþ	þǣgon, þāgon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þiċġe	þǣge, þāge
plural	þiċġen	þǣgen, þāgen
imperative
singular	þiġe
plural	þiċġaþ
participle	present	past
	þiċġende	(ġe)þeġen

Derived terms

• ġeþiċġan

Descendants

• Middle English: thiggen
  • Scots: thig
  • English: thig