þeccean

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þakjaną, from *þaką (“covering, roof”). Cognate with Old Frisian thekkia (West Frisian dekke), Old Saxon theccian, thekkian, Dutch dekken, Old High German decchan, decchen (German decken), Old Norse þekja (Icelandic þekja, Swedish täcka, Danish tække).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθet.tʃɑn/

Verb

þeċċean

  1. to cover, engulf

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

  • third-person singular preterite: þeahte
  • past participle: (ġe)þeaht

Descendants

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