sican

See also: sičan, siçan, and sıçan

Old English

Alternative forms

• sȳcan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sīkan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiː.kɑn/

Verb

sīcan

1. (intransitive) to sigh
2. to yearn for

Conjugation

Conjugation of sīcan (strong class 1)

infinitive	sīcan	sīcenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sīce	sāc
second person singular	sīcst	sice
third person singular	sīcþ	sāc
plural	sīcaþ	sicon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sīce	sice
plural	sīcen	sicen
imperative
singular	sīc
plural	sīcaþ
participle	present	past
	sīcende	(ġe)sicen

Derived terms

• āsīcan
• onsīcan
• siċettan

Related terms

• sice

Descendants

• Middle English: siken, syken, sichen, sychen
  • English: sike (archaic, except northern England)
  • ⇒ Middle English: sighen, syghen, siʒhen
    • English: sigh
    • ⇒ Middle English: sythen, sithen, sethen
      • English: sithe (archaic, obsolete)