feccan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • fæċċan

Etymology

Apparently an alteration of fetian, fatian (“to fetch, induce, marry”), from Proto-Germanic *fatōną, *fatjaną (“to fetch”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“foot”). Cognate with Old Frisian fatia (“to fetch”), Old High German fazzōn (“to touch, grasp”) (German fassen), Old Norse fata, feta (“to go, step”) (Icelandic feta). More at foot.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfet.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

feċċan

  1. to fetch, bring; to draw
  2. to seek; to gain, take

Conjugation
Conjugation of feċċan (weak class 2)
infinitive feċċan tō feċċanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular feċċe feahte
2nd-person singular feċċast feahtest
3rd-person singular feċċaþ feahte
plural feċċaþ feahton
subjunctive present past
singular feċċe feahte
plural feċċen feahten
imperative
singular feċċa
plural feċċaþ
participle present past
feċċende feaht

Descendants
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