þicgan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þigjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *tegʰ-, *tēgʰ-. Cognate with Old Norse þiggja (Swedish tigga), Old Saxon thiggian, Old High German dikken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθij.jɑn/, [ˈθid.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

þiċġan

  1. to receive, take, accept
  2. to take (food), consume

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: thiggen
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