cyssan

Old English

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną (“to kiss”). Cognate with Old Frisian kessa, Old Saxon kussian, Old Dutch *kussen, Old High German kussen, Old Norse kyssa. Gothic 𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kukjan) ← Proto-Germanic *kukjaną may be somehow related, though it differs from the expected cognate *kussjan.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkys.sɑn/

    Verb

    cyssan

    1. to kiss
      • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30‎[1]:
        Ful oft mec ġesīþas sendað æfter hondum, þæt mec weras ond wīf wlonce cyssað.
        Very oft companions send me from hand to hand so that proud men and women kiss me.

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of cyssan (weak, class 1)
    infinitive cyssan cyssenne
    indicative mood present tense past tense
    first person singular cysse cyste
    second person singular cyssest, cyst cystest
    third person singular cysseþ, cyst cyste
    plural cyssaþ cyston
    subjunctive present tense past tense
    singular cysse cyste
    plural cyssen cysten
    imperative
    singular cyss
    plural cyssaþ
    participle present past
    cyssende (ġe)cyssed

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    • ġecyssan

    Descendants

    • Middle English: kissen, kussen, kessen
    • → Middle Welsh: cussan
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