iecan

Old English

Alternative forms

ǣċan, ēċan, īċan, ȳċan, ȳċean

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aukijan (“to increase”), equivalent to ēaca +‎ -an. Related to Proto-Germanic *aukaną (“to increase”) and Latin augeō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈi͜yː.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

īeċan (transitive)

to increase or enlarge
to add
to endow
to impregnate

Usage notes

The intransitive equivalents are ēacan and ēacian.

Conjugation

Conjugation of īeċan (weak class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	īeċan	īeċenne
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

wanian

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: echen

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