Reconstruction:Old English/mycan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mūkijan, from Proto-Germanic *mūkijaną (“to hide, waylay, rob”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewgʰ- (“to conceal, cheat, swindle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmyː.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

*mȳċan

  1. to lie hidden, lurk, skulk
  2. to ambush, rob
  3. to steal, pilfer

Conjugation

Conjugation of *mȳċan (weak, class 1)
infinitive *mȳċan *mȳċenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *mȳċe *mȳcte
second person singular *mȳċest, *mȳcst *mȳctest
third person singular *mȳċeþ, *mȳcþ *mȳcte
plural *mȳċaþ *mȳcton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *mȳċe *mȳcte
plural *mȳċen *mȳcten
imperative
singular *mȳċ
plural *mȳċaþ
participle present past
*mȳċende *(ġe)mȳċed

Descendants

  • Middle English: michen, mychen
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