dician

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.ki.ɑn/

Verb

dīcian

1. to bank or mound earth; build a dike
2. to dig a ditch

Conjugation

Conjugation of dīcian (weak class 2)

infinitive	dīcian	dīcienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
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