hacchen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English hæċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *hakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *hakjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhatʃən/, /ˈhɛtʃən/

Noun

hacchen

  1. To hatch; to give birth or lay eggs.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hacchen (weak in -ed/irregular)
infinitive (to) hacchen, hacche
present tense past tense
1st-person singular hacche hacched, haughte
2nd-person singular hacchest hacchedest, haughtest
3rd-person singular haccheth hacched, haughte
subjunctive singular hacche
imperative singular —
plural1 hacchen, hacche haccheden, hacchede, haughten, haughte
imperative plural haccheth, hacche —
participles hacchynge, hacchende hacched, haught, yhacched, yhaught

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: hatch

References

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