fylcian

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to (ġe)fylċe +‎ -ian; either a new formation from these bases, a loan from Old Norse fylkja, or a modification of earlier fylċan, from Proto-West Germanic *fulkijan (compare Old High German fulken).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfyl.t͡ʃi.ɑn/, [ˈfyɫ.t͡ʃi.ɑn]

Verb

fylċian

1. (rare, Late Old English) to arrange troops

Conjugation

Conjugation of fylċian (weak class 2)

infinitive	fylċian	fylċienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	fylċiġe	fylċode
second person singular	fylċast	fylċodest
third person singular	fylċaþ	fylċode
plural	fylċiaþ	fylċodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	fylċiġe	fylċode
plural	fylċiġen	fylċoden
imperative
singular	fylċa
plural	fylċiaþ
participle	present	past
	fylċiende	(ġe)fylċod

Descendants

• >? Middle English: filchen (“to plunder”) (derivation likely, through an intermediary sense of "marshal troops" > "raid, ransack" > "plunder")
  • English: filch
  • Scots: filsh