þryccan

Old English

Alternative forms

þryċċean

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrukjaną (“to press, crowd”). Akin to Middle Dutch drucken (Dutch drukken), Old High German drucchen (“to press”) (German drücken).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθryt.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

þryċċan

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of þryċċan (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	þryċċan	tō þryċċenne
1st-person singular	þryċċe	þryhte, þrycte
2nd-person singular	þrycst	þryhtest, þryctest
3rd-person singular	þrycþ	þryhte, þrycte
plural	þryċċaþ	þryhton, þrycton
subjunctive	present	past
singular	þryċċe	þryhte, þrycte
plural	þryċċen	þryhten, þrycten
imperative
singular	þryċe
plural	þryċċaþ
participle	present	past
	þryċċende	ġeþryht, ġeþryct

Derived terms

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
- English: thrutch (dialectal); thrack

References

Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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