pician

Old English

Alternative forms

• pician

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *pikōn; equivalent to piċ +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.t͡ʃi.ɑn/, /ˈpi.ki.ɑn/

Verb

piċian or pician

1. to pitch, cover with pitch

Conjugation

Conjugation of piċian (weak class 2)

infinitive	piċian	piċienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	piċiġe	piċode
second person singular	piċast	piċodest
third person singular	piċaþ	piċode
plural	piċiaþ	piċodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	piċiġe	piċode
plural	piċiġen	piċoden
imperative
singular	piċa
plural	piċiaþ
participle	present	past
	piċiende	(ġe)piċod

Conjugation of pician (weak class 2)

infinitive	pician	picienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	piciġe	picode
second person singular	picast	picodest
third person singular	picaþ	picode
plural	piciaþ	picodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	piciġe	picode
plural	piciġen	picoden
imperative
singular	pica
plural	piciaþ
participle	present	past
	piciende	(ġe)picod

Descendants

• Middle English: pichen, picchen, piken, pykken
  • English: pitch
  • Scots: pike, pik, pyk