þryccan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þrukkijan, from Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną (“to press, crowd”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθryt.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

þryċċan

  1. (transitive) to press, crush, trample on, afflict, oppress
  2. (intransitive) to press, push, force away

Conjugation

Conjugation of þryċċan (weak, class 1)
infinitive þryċċan þryċċenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular þryċċe þryhte, þrycte, þryċċede
second person singular þryċest þryhtest, þryctest, þryċċedest
third person singular þryċeþ þryhte, þrycte, þryċċede
plural þryċċaþ þryhton, þrycton, þryċċedon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular þryċċe þryhte, þrycte, þryċċede
plural þryċċen þryhten, þrycten, þryċċeden
imperative
singular þryċe
plural þryċċaþ
participle present past
þryċċende (ġe)þryht, (ġe)þryct, (ġe)þryċċed

Derived terms

  • āþryċċan (“to press, oppress”)
  • beþryċċan (“to press on, impress”)
  • forþryċċan (“to tread under, suppress, overwhelm”)
  • ġeþryċċan (“to compress, bind books, express”)
  • ofþryċċan (“to oppress, repress, occupy by force”)
  • onþryċċan (“impress”)

Descendants

  • Middle English: thrucchen, thrycchen, thricchen
  • Middle English: *threkken, threken

References

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