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ícan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
ícan, iécan, ícean, ýcan ; p. íhte, ícte
Wright's OE grammar
§534;
To EKE, increase, add to, augment
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  • Ðú ýcest ðine yrmþo

    thou dost increase thy misery,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2381
      • ;
    • An. 1192.

  • Hwæt is ðis manna ðe íceþ ealdne níð

    what man is this that adds to ancient hate?

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1806
      • ;
    • El. 905.

  • Ýceþ,

    • Exon. 89 a
      • ;
    • Th. 335, 9
      • ;
    • Gn. Ex. 31
      • .

  • Sunne and móna iécaþ eorþwelan

    sun and moon increase the wealth of earth,

    • 16 b
      • ;
    • Th. 38, 23
      • ;
    • Cri. 611
      • .

  • Ýcaþ,

    • 119 a
      • ;
    • Th. 457,32
      • ;
    • Hy 4, 93.

  • Ðá íhte he eft his synna

    auxit peccatum,

    • Ex, 9, 34.

  • Ðǽr eác ýcte tó

    also he added thereto,

    • Bd. 4, 16
      • ;
    • S. 584, 15.

  • Iécte,

    • Cd. 55
      • ;
    • Th. 68, 25
      • ;
    • Gen. 1122
      • ;
    • 108
      • ;
    • Th. 143, 9
      • ;
    • Gen. 2376
      • .

  • Ícte,

    • 59
      • ;
    • Th. 72, 22
      • ;
    • Gen. 1190
      • .

  • Siððan wócan ða ícton mǽgburh Caines

    afterwards were born those who increased the kindred of Cain,

    • 52
      • ;
    • Th. 65, 13
      • ;
    • Gen. 1065
      • .

  • In eallum hí ðissum íhtan synne

    in omnibus his peccaverunt adhuc,

    • Ps. Th. 77, 31.

  • Ac ða hwíle ðe hé giernþ ðæt hé his welan iéce hé ágiémeleásaþ ðæt hé forbúge his synna

    profecto enim, qui augere opes ambit, vitare peccatum negligit,

    • Past. 44, 9
      • ;
    • Swt. 331, 16
      • .

  • Hwylc eówer mæg þencende ícan áne elne tó his anlícnesse

    quis vestrum cogitando potest adjicere ad staturam suam cubitum unum?

    • Lk. Skt. 12, 25.

  • Ðú gehéte ðæt ðú hyra frumcyn ícan wolde

    thou didst promise that thou wouldest increase their race,

    • Cd. 190
      • ;
    • Th. 236, 8
      • ;
    • Dan. 318.

  • Hí sculon ǽlce dæg eácan [Cott. MS. ýcan] ðæt mon ǽlce dæg wanaþ,

    • Bt. 26, 2
      • ;
    • Fox 94, 1
      • .

  • Ýcan,

    • Judth. 11
      • ;
    • Thw. 24, 11
      • ;
    • Jud. 183
      • :
    • Exon. l08 a
      • ;
    • Th. 413, 3
      • ;
    • Rä. 31, 9.

  • Ýcean

    augmentare,

    • Bd. 2, 4
      • ;
    • S. 505, 16.

  • Ýced

    increased,

    • Exon. 53 b
      • ;
    • Th. 187, 25
      • ;
    • Az. 36
      • .
Etymology
[
Laym. æchen, eche
:
Orm. ekenn
:
R. Glouc. Chauc. eche
:
O. Sax. ókian
:
O. H. Ger. auhhón augere, adjicere.
]
Similar entries
v. eác, écan, eácan.
Linked entries
v.  écan íht.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ícan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/20421.

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