hyscan
Old English
Alternative forms
- hisċan, hyxan, hyhsan, hihsan, hnysċan, hisċean
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *huskijan, equivalent to husċ (“insult, scorn, scoffing, mockery”) + -an. See also hux, hucs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxyʃ.ʃɑn/, [ˈhyʃ.ʃɑn]
Conjugation
Conjugation of hysċan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | hysċan | hysċenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | hysċe | hysċte |
| second person singular | hysċest, hysċst | hysċtest |
| third person singular | hysċeþ, hysċþ | hysċte |
| plural | hysċaþ | hysċton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | hysċe | hysċte |
| plural | hysċen | hysċten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | hysċ | |
| plural | hysċaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| hysċende | (ġe)hysċed | |
Derived terms
- āhysċan
- ġehysċan
- hysċend
- onhysċan
Descendants
- Middle English: *hushen, houshen
- ⇒ Middle English: forhushen
- English: forhush
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hyscan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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