þerscan

Old English

Alternative forms

• þresċan
• þrexan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þreskaną, whence also Old High German dreskan (German dreschen), Dutch dorsen, Old Norse þreskja (Danish tærske), Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽 (þriskan). Liquid metathesis had occurred in this verb. However, it was its unmetathesized form that survived into modern English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθer.ʃɑn/, [ˈθerˠ.ʃɑn]

Verb

þersċan

1. to thresh

Conjugation

Conjugation of þersċan (strong class 3)

infinitive	þersċan	þersċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þersċe	þærsċ
second person singular	þirsċst	þursċe
third person singular	þirsċþ	þærsċ
plural	þersċaþ	þursċon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þersċe	þursċe
plural	þersċen	þursċen
imperative
singular	þersċ
plural	þersċaþ
participle	present	past
	þersċende	(ġe)þorsċen

Descendants

• Middle English: threshen, thresshen, threschen, thrasshen
  • Scots: thresch, thrash
  • English: thresh, thrash