plicchen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English plyċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *plukkijan, from Proto-Germanic *plukkijaną. Compare plukken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplit͡ʃən/, /ˈplut͡ʃən/

Verb

plicchen (third-person singular simple present pliccheth, present participle plicchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative plyghte, past participle plyght)

  1. (literary) To pluck or yank.

Usage notes

  • This verb is almost invariably found in the past form plyght-.

Conjugation

Conjugation of plicchen (weak irregular)
infinitive (to) plicchen, plicche
present tense past tense
1st-person singular plicche plyghte
2nd-person singular plicchest plyghtest
3rd-person singular pliccheth plyghte
subjunctive singular plicche
imperative singular —
plural1 plicchen, plicche plyghten, plyghte
imperative plural pliccheth, plicche —
participles plicchynge, plicchende plyght, yplyght

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

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