dician

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *dīkōn, from *dīk, from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dīcian

  1. to bank or mound earth; build a dike
  2. to dig a ditch

Conjugation

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Conjugation of dīcian (weak class 2)
infinitive dīcian dīcienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular dīciġe dīcode
second person singular dīcast dīcodest
third person singular dīcaþ dīcode
plural dīciaþ dīcodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular dīciġe dīcode
plural dīciġen dīcoden
imperative
singular dīca
plural dīciaþ
participle present past
dīciende (ġe)dīcod

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: dyken, dychen (dychen from Old English *dīċan and/or influenced by dich, dych (“ditch”, noun))
  • >? Middle English: diggen (< *dīcgian)
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