icchen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• icchenn, hyche

Etymology

Of obscure origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈit͡ʃən/

Verb

icchen

1. to move; to run

Conjugation

Conjugation of icchen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) icchen, icche
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	icche	icched
2nd-person singular	icchest	icchedest
3rd-person singular	iccheth	icched
subjunctive singular	icche
imperative singular		—
plural1	icchen, icche	iccheden, icchede
imperative plural	iccheth, icche	—
participles	icchynge, icchende	icched, yicched

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

Descendants

• English: hitch
• Yola: heech

References

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