sican

See also: sičan, siçan, and sıçan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • sȳcan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sīkan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiː.kɑn/

Verb

sīcan

  1. (intransitive) to sigh
  2. to yearn for

Conjugation

Conjugation of sīcan (strong, class I)
infinitive sīcan sīcenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sīce sāc
second person singular sīcst sice
third person singular sīcþ sāc
plural sīcaþ sicon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sīce sice
plural sīcen sicen
imperative
singular sīc
plural sīcaþ
participle present past
sīcende (ġe)sicen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: siken, syken, sichen, sychen
    • English: sike (archaic, except northern England)
    • ⇒ Middle English: sighen, syghen, siʒhen
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