Reconstruction:Old English/cohhian

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *cuhhian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kuhhōn (“to cough”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkox.xi.ɑn/

Verb

*cohhian

  1. to cough

Conjugation

Conjugation of *cohhian (weak, class 2)
infinitive *cohhian *cohhienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *cohhiġe *cohhode
second person singular *cohhast *cohhodest
third person singular *cohhaþ *cohhode
plural *cohhiaþ *cohhodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *cohhiġe *cohhode
plural *cohhiġen *cohhoden
imperative
singular *cohha
plural *cohhiaþ
participle present past
*cohhiende *(ġe)cohhod
  • cohhettan

Descendants

  • Middle English: coughen
    • English: cough
    • Scots: keuch
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