þryccan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • þryċċean

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrukjaną (“to press, crowd”). Akin to Middle Dutch drucken (Dutch drukken), Old High German drucchen (“to press”) (German drücken).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθryt.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

þryċċan

  1. (transitive) to press, crush, trample on, afflict, oppress
  2. (intransitive) to press, push, force away
Conjugation

Derived terms

  • āþryċċan (“to press, oppress”)
  • beþryċċan (“to press on, impress”)
  • forþryċċan (“to tread under, suppress, overwhelm”)
  • ġeþryċċan (“to compress, bind books, express”)
  • ofþryċċan (“to oppress, repress, occupy by force”)
  • onþryċċan (“impress”)

Descendants

References

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