Reconstruction:Old English/hæccan

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæt.t͡ʃɑn/, [ˈhæt.t͡ʃɑn]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *hakkijan (“to hack”). Cognate with Old High German hecchen, hekken, hecken (“to hack”).

Verb

*hæċċan

  1. to hack
Conjugation
Conjugation of *hæċċan (weak, class 1)
infinitive *hæċċan *hæċċenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *hæċċe *hæhte
second person singular *hæċest *hæhtest
third person singular *hæċeþ *hæhte
plural *hæċċaþ *hæhton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *hæċċe *hæhte
plural *hæċċen *hæhten
imperative
singular *hæċċe
plural *hæċċaþ
participle present past
*hæċċende *(ġe)hæht
Derived terms
  • ofhæċċan
Descendants
  • Middle English: hacchen, hakken (merged with descendant of haccian)

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *hakkjan or *hakkijan (“to breed, hatch”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Middle High German hecken (“to breed, hatch”).

Alternative forms

  • *heċċan

Verb

*hæċċan

  1. to hatch
Conjugation
Conjugation of *hæċċan (weak, class 1)
infinitive *hæċċan *hæċċenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *hæċċe *hæhte
second person singular *hæċest *hæhtest
third person singular *hæċeþ *hæhte
plural *hæċċaþ *hæhton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *hæċċe *hæhte
plural *hæċċen *hæhten
imperative
singular *hæċċe
plural *hæċċaþ
participle present past
*hæċċende *(ġe)hæht
Descendants
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