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

(intransitive) to sigh
to yearn for

Conjugation

Conjugation of sīcan (strong class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	sīcan	sīcenne
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

āsīcan
onsīcan
siċettan

Related terms

sice

Descendants

Middle English: siken, syken, sichen, sychen
- English: sike (archaic, except northern England)
- ⇒ Middle English: sighen, syghen, siʒhen
  - English: sigh
  - ⇒ Middle English: sythen, sithen, sethen
    - English: sithe (archaic, obsolete)

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