þaccian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þakkōn, from Proto-Germanic *þakwōną (“to touch, touch softly”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch”).

Cognate with Old Saxon thakolōn (“to stroke, caress”), Icelandic þjökka, þjaka (“to thwack, thump, beat”), Norwegian tjåka (“to strike, beat”), Latin tangō (“to touch”). More at thwack, tangent.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɑk.ki.ɑn/

Verb

þaccian

  1. to touch softly, stroke
  2. to pat
  3. to strike gently, tap; to clap
  4. to beat
  5. to put one thing into another, add to

Conjugation

Conjugation of þaccian (weak, class 2)
infinitive þaccian þaccienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular þacciġe þaccode
second person singular þaccast þaccodest
third person singular þaccaþ þaccode
plural þacciaþ þaccodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular þacciġe þaccode
plural þacciġen þaccoden
imperative
singular þacca
plural þacciaþ
participle present past
þacciende (ġe)þaccod

Descendants

  • Middle English: thakken
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