"ecan" meaning in Old English

See ecan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈeː.t͡ʃɑn/ Forms: ēċan [canonical]
Rhymes: -eː.t͡ʃɑn Head templates: {{head|ang|adjective form|head=ēċan}} ēċan
  1. inflection of ēċe:
    weak accusative masculine/feminine singular
    Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, masculine, singular, weak Form of: ēċe
    Sense id: en-ecan-ang-adj-BDOGRoiF Categories (other): Anglian Old English, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Anglian Old English: 0 28 31 30 11 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 7 26 30 28 10
  2. inflection of ēċe:
    weak genitive/dative/instrumental masculine/feminine/neuter singular
    Tags: dative, feminine, form-of, genitive, instrumental, masculine, neuter, singular, weak Form of: ēċe
    Sense id: en-ecan-ang-adj-eSyjwLDQ Categories (other): Anglian Old English, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Anglian Old English: 0 28 31 30 11 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 7 26 30 28 10
  3. inflection of ēċe:
    weak nominative/accusative masculine/feminine/neuter plural
    Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, masculine, neuter, nominative, plural, weak Form of: ēċe
    Sense id: en-ecan-ang-adj-PSZDeFae Categories (other): Anglian Old English, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Anglian Old English: 0 28 31 30 11 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 7 26 30 28 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈeː.t͡ʃɑn/
Rhymes: -eː.t͡ʃɑn Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=ēċan}} ēċan, {{tlb|ang|Anglian}} (Anglian) Inflection templates: {{ang-conj-anglian|ēċan<w1/3sg_pres_indc:ēcþ/papp:ēht>}} Forms: ēċan [canonical], weak [table-tags], ēċan [infinitive], ēċenne [infinitive], ēċanne [infinitive], ēċu [first-person, present, singular], ēċe [first-person, present, singular], ēhte [first-person, past, singular], ēċes [present, second-person, singular], ēhtes [past, second-person, singular], ēcþ [present, singular, third-person], ēhte [past, singular, third-person], ēċaþ [plural, present], ēhtun [past, plural], ēhton [past, plural], ēċe [present, singular], ēhte [past, singular], ēċen [plural, present], ēhten [past, plural], ēċ [imperative, past, present, singular], ēċaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], ēċende [imperative, present], ēht [imperative, past], ġeēht [imperative, past]
  1. alternative form of īeċan Tags: Anglian, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: īeċan
    Sense id: en-ecan-ang-verb-33G8OMrn Categories (other): Anglian Old English Disambiguation of Anglian Old English: 0 28 31 30 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        [
          "ēċ",
          "ec#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēċaþ",
      "links": [
        [
          "ēċaþ",
          "ecaþ#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēċende",
      "links": [
        [
          "ēċende",
          "ecende#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ēht",
      "links": [
        [
          "ēht",
          "eht#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeēht",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "ēċan"
      },
      "expansion": "ēċan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "Anglian"
      },
      "expansion": "(Anglian)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ēċan<w1/3sg_pres_indc:ēcþ/papp:ēht>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj-anglian"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "īeċan"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of īeċan"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "īeċan",
          "iecan#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Anglian",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeː.t͡ʃɑn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eː.t͡ʃɑn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ecan"
}

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