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
Conjugation of þryċċan (weak class 1)
infinitive þryċċan tō þryċċenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular þryċċe þryhte, þrycte
2nd-person singular þrycst þryhtest, þryctest
3rd-person singular þrycþ þryhte, þrycte
plural þryċċaþ þryhton, þrycton
subjunctive present past
singular þryċċe þryhte, þrycte
plural þryċċen þryhten, þrycten
imperative
singular þryċe
plural þryċċaþ
participle present past
þryċċende ġeþryht, ġeþryct

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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