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Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *aukijan (“to increase”), equivalent to ēaca + -an. Related to Proto-Germanic *aukaną (“to increase”) and Latin augeō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]īeċan (transitive)
- to increase or enlarge
- to add
- to endow
- to impregnate
Usage notes
[edit]- The intransitive equivalents are ēacan and ēacian.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of īeċan (weak class 1)
infinitive | īeċan | īeċenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | īeċe | īehte |
second person singular | īeċest, īecst | īehtest |
third person singular | īeċeþ, īecþ | īehte |
plural | īeċaþ | īehton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | īeċe | īehte |
plural | īeċen | īehten |
imperative | ||
singular | īeċ | |
plural | īeċaþ | |
participle | present | past |
īeċende | (ġe)īeht |
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: echen