plicchen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English plyċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *plukkijan, from Proto-Germanic *plukkijaną. Compare plukken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplit͡ʃən/, /ˈplut͡ʃən/

Verb

plicchen (third-person singular simple present pliccheth, present participle plicchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative plyghte, past participle plyght)

  1. (literary) To pluck or yank.

Usage notes

  • This verb is almost invariably found in the past form plyght-.

Conjugation

References

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