dician

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.ki.ɑn/

Verb

dīcian

to bank or mound earth; build a dike
to dig a ditch

Conjugation

Conjugation of dīcian (weak class 2)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	dīcian	dīcienne
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

bedīcian
*dīcgian
dīcung
ġedīcian

Related terms

dīc
*dīċan
ġedīċan

Descendants

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

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