plicchen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• pluchche

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

Conjugation of plicchen (weak irregular)

infinitive	(to) plicchen
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	plicche	plyghte
2nd-person singular	plicchest	plyghtest
3rd-person singular	pliccheth	plyghte
subjunctive singular	plicche
imperative singular		—
plural1	plicchen, plicche	plyghten, plyghte
imperative plural	pliccheth, plicche	—
participles	plicchynge, plicchende	plyght, yplyght

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

• “plicchen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.