sican

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sīkan, from Proto-Germanic *sīkaną (“to sigh”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsiː.kɑn/

Verb

sīcan

  1. (intransitive) to sigh

Conjugation
Conjugation of sīcan (strong class 1)
infinitive sīcan sīcenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular sīce sāc
2nd-person singular sīcst sice
3rd-person singular sīcþ sāc
plural sīcaþ sicon
subjunctive present past
singular sīce sice
plural sīcen sicen
imperative
singular sīc
plural sīcaþ
participle present past
sīcende (ġe)sicen

Derived terms
  • āsīcan
  • onsīcan

Descendants
  • Middle English: sīken, sīghen, sīthen
    • English: sike (archaic, except northern England)
    • English: sithe (archaic or obsolete)
    • English: sigh
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