wyscan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wunskijan, from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną. Cognate with Old High German wunsken, Old Norse œskja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwyːʃ.ʃɑn/

Verb

wȳsċan

  1. to wish (+genitive for something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of wȳsċan (weak, class 1)
infinitive wȳsċan wȳsċenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wȳsċe wȳsċte
second person singular wȳsċest, wȳsċst wȳsċtest
third person singular wȳsċeþ, wȳsċþ wȳsċte
plural wȳsċaþ wȳsċton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wȳsċe wȳsċte
plural wȳsċen wȳsċten
imperative
singular wȳsċ
plural wȳsċaþ
participle present past
wȳsċende (ġe)wȳsċed

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: wisshen, wischen, wüschen
    • English: wish
    • Scots: wis
    • Yola: vish
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