sicettan

Old English

Etymology

From sīcan (“to sigh”) +‎ -ettan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.t͡ʃet.tɑn/

Verb

siċettan

  1. to sigh, groan
    • c. 1005, Ælfric, Letter to Sigeweard‎[1]:
      Þā begann sē ealda incundlīċe siċettan, and mid wōpe wearþ witodlīċe ofergoten.
      Then the old man began to groan from deep within him, his face was covered with his own tears.

Conjugation

Conjugation of siċettan (weak, class 1)
infinitive siċettan siċettenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular siċette siċette
second person singular siċetst siċettest
third person singular siċett, siċet siċette
plural siċettaþ siċetton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular siċette siċette
plural siċetten siċetten
imperative
singular siċete
plural siċettaþ
participle present past
siċettende (ġe)siċeted, (ġe)siċett, (ġe)siċet

Derived terms

  • siċettung
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.