strecchen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- strechchen, strecche, stretchen
Etymology
From Old English streċċan, from Proto-Germanic *strakjana. Compare strekken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstretʃən/
Verb
strecchen
- To stretch out, spread, extend
- To stretch, smoothen
- To reach, project, be located out to a point
- (figuratively) To extend to, include, apply
- (figuratively) To reach, attain
- (auxillary) To be able to, to do
- To go, travel
Conjugation
Conjugation of strecchen
| present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | strecche, stretche | *strecchen, *streccheth |
| 2nd person | strecchst, strecchest | *strecchen, *streccheth |
| 3rd person | streccheth, streccheþ | *strecchen, *streccheth |
| subjunctive | *strecche | *strecche(n) |
| participle | present | past |
| *strecching, *strecchende | streight, strecched | |
| simple past | singular | plural |
| 1st person | streight(e), strecched | streighten, *streccheden |
| 2nd person | streightest, strecchedest | streighten, *streccheden |
| 3rd person | streight(e), strecched | streighten, *streccheden |
| subjunctive | *strecchede, *streighte | *streccheden |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| *strecche | *streccheth, *streccheþ |
Descendants
- English: (to) stretch
References
- “strecchen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-27.
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