þaccian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þakkōn, from Proto-Germanic *þakwōną (“to touch, touch softly”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch”).

Cognate with Old Saxon thakolōn (“to stroke, caress”), Icelandic þjökka, þjaka (“to thwack, thump, beat”), Norwegian tjåka (“to strike, beat”), Latin tangō (“to touch”). More at thwack, tangent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɑk.ki.ɑn/

Verb

þaccian

1. to touch softly, stroke
2. to pat
3. to strike gently, tap; to clap
4. to beat
5. to put one thing into another, add to

Conjugation

Conjugation of þaccian (weak class 2)

infinitive	þaccian	þaccienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þacciġe	þaccode
second person singular	þaccast	þaccodest
third person singular	þaccaþ	þaccode
plural	þacciaþ	þaccodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þacciġe	þaccode
plural	þacciġen	þaccoden
imperative
singular	þacca
plural	þacciaþ
participle	present	past
	þacciende	(ġe)þaccod

Descendants

• Middle English: thakken
  • Scots: thack, thwak
  • English: thack, thwack