wyscan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną. Cognate with Old High German wunsken (German wünschen), Old Norse œskja (Icelandic æskja, Danish ønske).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwyːʃɑn/

Verb

wȳsċan

to wish

Conjugation

Conjugation of wȳsċan (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	wȳsċan	tō wȳsċenne
1st-person singular	wȳsċe	wȳscte
2nd-person singular	wȳsċest	wȳsctest
3rd-person singular	wȳsċeþ	wȳscte
plural	wȳsċaþ	wȳscton
subjunctive	present	past
singular	wȳsċe	wȳscte
plural	wȳsċen	wȳscten
imperative
singular	wȳsċ
plural	wȳsċaþ
participle	present	past
	wȳsċende	(ġe)wȳsċed

Derived terms

ġewȳsċan

Descendants

Middle English: wüschen, wischen, wisshen
- English: wish
- Scots: wis

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.