cyssan
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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną (“to kiss”). Cognate with Old Frisian kessa, Old Saxon kussian, Old Dutch *kussen, Old High German kussen, Old Norse kyssa. Gothic 𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kukjan) ← Proto-Germanic *kukjaną may be somehow related, though it differs from the expected cognate *kussjan.
Pronunciation
Verb
cyssan
- to kiss
- 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30[1]:
- Ful oft mec ġesīþas sendað æfter hondum, þæt mec weras ond wīf wlonce cyssað.
- Very oft companions send me from hand to hand so that proud men and women kiss me.
Conjugation
Conjugation of cyssan (weak class 1)
infinitive | cyssan | cyssenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | cysse | cyste |
second person singular | cyssest, cyst | cystest |
third person singular | cysseþ, cyst | cyste |
plural | cyssaþ | cyston |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | cysse | cyste |
plural | cyssen | cysten |
imperative | ||
singular | cyss | |
plural | cyssaþ | |
participle | present | past |
cyssende | (ġe)cyssed |
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